Information About

Kantangnak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kantangnak Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 59' 28" N,
161 ° 54' 11.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Elevation

827 ft (252.07 m)

Kantangnak Creek in Detail.

About

heads on Tupikchak Mtn., flows N and NW to Kokolik River, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name obtained at Point Lay in 1956 by Orth, meaning "like a basin" (qataqnak); so called because of the deep basin-like depression along the Kokolik at the stream's mouth.

Topo Maps

Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain D-5 (1984), Misheguk Mountain D-5 NW (2015),
Places Near Kantangnak Creek
Mountains:

Tupikchak Mountain,

Rivers:

Tingmerkpuk River,

Streams:

Kantangnak Creek, Shulunarurak Creek,