67 ° 5' 35.002" N,
157 ° 49' 54.001" W
Northwest Arctic
75 ft (22.86 m)
heads in Schwatka Mts. at Nakmaktuak Pass, flows SW to Kobuk River, Brooks ra.; 75 miles long.
HistoryNamed in 1890 by Lieutenant Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), for Dr. James M. Ambler, U.S. Navy (USN), surgeon of the U.S.S. Jeannette, who perished in 1881 in the Lena River delta while with the Arctic expedition under the command of Lieutenant Commander G. W. De Long. The Eskimo name, "Nakmaktuak", meaning "backpacking place", as obtained in 1956 by Orth, was spelled "Nut-vuck-to-wo-ark" in 1885 by Stoney (1900 p. 50), and "Nuck-vuck-to-ark" by Lieutenant J. C. Cantwe.., U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS).
Jade Mountains, Manuilyisat Hills,
Rivers:Streams:Kanearok Creek, Kopshesut Creek, Kugachevik Creek, Little Black Creek, Miluet Creek, Mishuk Creek, Rabbit Creek,
