Information About

Cosmos Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 53' 19" N,
157 ° 17' 52.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Shungnak

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Cosmos Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to Kobuk River, 4 mi. W of Shungnak, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 16 miles long.

History

Named in 1901 by W. C. Mendenhall, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), after Lieutenant G. M. Stoney's naval expedition camp called Fort Cosmos, which was located at the mouth of this stream in 1885-86. The stream's Eskimo name according to Stoney (1900, map) was "A-vi-lu-legorack."

Topo Maps

Shungnak (1951), Shungnak D-3 (1955), Shungnak D-3 (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak D-3 NW (2016),

Places Near Cosmos Creek

Cities:

Umnokalukta,

Cities:

Shungnak,

Lakes:

Tekeaksakrak Lake,

Mountains:

Bismark Mountain, Shungnak Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Sheklukshuk Range,

Rivers:

Black River, Pick River, Shungnak River,

Streams:

Cosmos Creek, Garland Creek, Sheshok Creek, Warren Creek, Woodchopper Creek,