Information About

Ynveeghik River

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 34' 7" N,
170 ° 57' 42.998" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Savoonga

Ynveeghik River in Detail.

About

Heads in the W foothills of the Kookooligit Mountains and flows NW to a lagoon 6 mi E of Mugum Peak and 2 mi SW of Tikugha Point, in the N part of Saint Lawrence Island.

History

Eskimo name more correctly rendered "Ingresik"; meaning "rising slope". The entry spelling was reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. AiH.FB.ce (USAF).