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Kiveepuk Bay

Kiveepuk Bay

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In the central part of the N coast of Saint Lawrence Island, between Kineeghit Point and Eevwak Point, 7 mi. SW of Savoonga.

History of Kiveepuk Bay

Eskimo name reported by Orth in 1965 as "Kavipak" and meaning "jammed" or "packed in," presumably referring to ice. The "Kiveepuk" spelling is found on a map annotated in 1944 by Lawrence Kulukhan of Gambell.