Information About

Kowtuk Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kowtuk Point on The Map

Location

68 ° 27' 7.999" N,
166 ° 19' 18.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

66 ft (20.12 m)

Kowtuk Point in Detail.

About

on Chukchi Sea coast, 15 mi. NE of Point Hope, Arctic Slope

History

Eskimo name reported in 1950 to mean "little point" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope B-3 NE (2014),
Places Near Kowtuk Point
Cities:

Capaloa,

Bars:

Pingucheak,

Capes:

Cape Dyer, Kilikralik Point, Kowtuk Point, Nuvugalak Point, Sinigrok Point, Tigara Peninsula,

Channels:

Sinuk, Sulupoagaktak Channel,

Cliffs:

Rock Bluffs,

Hills:

The Ears, Iviangik Mountain,

Lakes:

Aiautak Lagoon, Lake Makpik, Teshekpak Lake, Tusikpak Lake,

Locales:

Tuckfield,

Mountains:

Angayutak Mountain,

Rivers:

Kukpuk River,

Streams:

Sulupoaktak Channel,

Streams:

Akalolik Creek, Angolik Creek, Kapaloak Creek, Kilikralik Creek, Kunuk Creek, Nalakachak Creek, Okrurat Creek, Sigrikpak Creek, Siniktaneyak Creek, Taktelak Creek,