Information About

Dovelawik Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 44' 16.001" N,
171 ° 39' 2.002" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Dovelawik Bay in Detail.

About

3.9 mi SE of Chibukak Point, between Meruwtu Point on the N and Agtapuk Point on the S, in the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1944 by Lawrence Kulukhan of Gambell. Orth recorded the name "Tivlarak," meaning "portage," in 1965 at Gambell; named because it is the E end of a trail Hich extends over the hills from Gambell and S end of Troutman Lake.