Information About

Kongkok Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 23' 56" N,
171 ° 46' 57" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Kongkok Bay in Detail.

About

2.3 mi NW of Bunnell Cape, in the S part of the W coast of Saint Lawrence Island, 27 mi. S of Gambell.

History

Eskimo name obtained from Lawrence Kulukhon (occasionally Kulukhan), of Gambell, in 1944. Orth spelled the name "Kangkak" while there in 1965 but could not obtain a meaning for it.

Topo Maps

St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948),

Places Near Kongkok Bay

Cities:

Kangkok,

Basins:

Kongkok Basin,

Bays:

Boxer Bay, Kongkok Bay, Siteeluk Bay,

Capes:

Bunnell Cape, Evghinak Point, Savukahuk Point, Shlokovik Point, Tatik Point, Taveeluk Point, Tikaghapuk Point, Vngyat Point,

Hills:

Owalit Mountain,

Mountains:

Ivekan Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Mamagnak Mountains,

Rivers:

Aghnuk River, Boxer River, Moghoweyik River,

Streams:

Kitnepaluk Creek, Kunaghak Creek, Wanmayee Creek,

Valleys:

Keelaghnuk Valley,