Information About

Epizetka River

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Location

69 ° 38' 47" N,
163 ° 1' 0.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Epizetka River in Detail.

About

heads in Amatusuk Hills at 691400N1620500W, flows NW to Kasegaluk Lagoon, 8 mi. S of Point Lay, Arctic Plain. 75 miles long.

History

Eskimo name reported by Collier (in Brooks and others, 1905, p. 177), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and probably represents the word sometimes written "qipigsatqaq" meaning "it twists" or "crooked." Collier probably obtained the name from a manuscript map (so-called Cullinghow's map of Cape Lisburne) drawn by an Eskimo about 1890. This map shows "Epizetko-crooked."

Topo Maps

Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay C-2 (1955), Point Lay C-2 NW (2014),

Places Near Epizetka River

Cities:

Kukpowruk, Naokok,

Bays:

Ledyard Bay,

Capes:

Point Lay, Siksrikpak Point, Sitkok Point,

Channels:

Kukpowruk Pass, Naokok Pass,

Islands:

Kopkakisak Island,

Rivers:

Epizetka River, Kokolik River, Kukpowruk River,

Cities:

Point Lay,