Information About

Wainwright Inlet

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 36' 18" N,
159 ° 59' 22.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Wainwright Inlet in Detail.

About

at mouth of Kuk River, S of Wainwright, Arctic Plain.

History

Named by Captain F. W. Beechey, Royal Navy (RN), for Lieutenant John Wainwright, RN, astronomical observer and officer on his ship, the H. M. S. Blossom. Surgeon John Simpson's native map of 1853 shows the Eskimo name "Olrona" and P. Tikhmeniev's 1861 map shows "Zal(iv) Tutagvak," which may mean "big labret."

Topo Maps

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Places Near Wainwright Inlet
Cities:

Kuk,

Bars:

Tupkak Bar,

Bays:

Wainwright Inlet,

Capes:

Agiak Point, Point Collie, Karmuk Point, Kilich Point, Point Marsh, Sigeakruk Point,

Cities:

Wainwright,

Locales:

Akvat,

Rivers:

Alatakrok River, Aulatauruk River, Kuk River, Sinaruruk River,

Streams:

Omikmak Creek,