Information About

Kongumavik Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kongumavik Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 12' 42.998" N,
151 ° 36' 19.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

1991 ft (606.86 m)

Kongumavik Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Anaktuvuk River, 0.5 mi. N of Cache Lake and 5 mi. NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range

History

Eskimo name, meaning "gathering place," published by Rausch (1951, p. 159) as "Kungomovik," so called because the Kobuk Eskimo often came here to trade with the local Tulugakmiut.