Information About

Siku Point

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Location

69 ° 48' 46.001" N,
141 ° 53' 35.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Siku Point in Detail.

About

On the delta of the Kongakut River, between Beaufort Lagoon, on the NW, and Siku Lagoon, on the SE, 16.5 mi. NW of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name recorded on Barter I. in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and meaning "ice." It is descriptive of the semipermanant ice, or aufeis, that is found on the delta of the Kongakut River.

Topo Maps

Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point D-2 (1955), Demarcation Point D-2 (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1964),

Places Near Siku Point

Areas:

Kongakut River Delta,

Bays:

Egaksrak Lagoon,

Capes:

Siku Point,

Channels:

Egaksrak Entrance, Siku Entrance,

Rivers:

Aichilik River, Egaksrak River, Ekaluakat River, Kongakut River, Matsutnak River, Siksikpalak River,

Streams:

Kalokut Creek,