Information About

Neruokpuk Lakes

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 21' 34.999" N,
145 ° 1' 54.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Length

19 mi (30.58 km)

Elevation

2799 ft (853.14 m)

Neruokpuk Lakes in Detail.

About

include Lake Peters and Lake Schrader, in Franklin Mts., extend at head of Kekiktuk River, 19 mi. W of Mount Michelson, Brooks Range

History

Eskimo name reported by Leffingwell (1919, p. 98) to mean "big lake." Diamond Jenness spells it "Narivukpuk" and Orth recorded it as "Narvaqpak" in 1965.