Information About

Taphook Point

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Location

63 ° 36' 42.998" N,
171 ° 15' 18" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Taphook Point in Detail.

About

Formed by bluffs 200 feet in elevation rising to the summit of Taphook Mountain, on the northwest coast of Saint Lawrence Island, less than a mile northwest of Apatiki Camp, 8 miles southeast of Naskok Camp and 19 miles southeast of Gambell.

History

Eskimo name probably from taphak meaning "barrier bar." Reported in 1932 by OW Geist, University of Alaska.

Topo Maps

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

Places Near Taphook Point

Bars:

Pungokosit Spit,

Bays:

Makingiyeek Bay, Powooiliak Bay,

Capes:

Taphook Point,

Flats:

Putgut Plateau,

Hills:

Mugum Peak, Yaghmelngak Mountain,

Lakes:

Niyrakpak Lagoon,

Locales:

Sitta,

Mountains:

Olngooseenuk Mountain, Taphook Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Kiwook Pass,

Rivers:

Kangeakhok River, Kookooliktook River,

Streams:

Kewagek Creek, Ohlegek Creek,