Information About

Tingmerkpuk River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tingmerkpuk River on The Map

Location

68 ° 47' 17.002" N,
162 ° 4' 45.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Elevation

1020 ft (310.9 m)

Tingmerkpuk River in Detail.

About

in De Long Mts., flows NE to Kokolik River, E of Tingmerkpuk Mtn., 8 mi. E of Poko Mtn. and 44.5 mi. NE of Mount Kelly, Brooks Range

History

Eskimo name for the American Golden Eagle, (Aquila chrysaetos canadensis), shown on a 1926 fieldsheet by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Eskimo name means "largest bird (tingmiakpak)."

Places Near Tingmerkpuk River
Basins:

Aloktorak Basin,

Lakes:

Kokolik Lake,

Ridges:

Sulungatak Ridge,

Rivers:

Tingmerkpuk River,

Streams:

Iligluruk Creek, Kantangnak Creek, Shulunarurak Creek,