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Avak Inlet

Avak Inlet

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Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
About

extends SW 11 mi. from Kasegaluk Lagoon at mouth of Abak River, 8 mi. SE of Icy Cape; Arctic Plain.

History of Avak Inlet

eskimo name reported in 1923 by Sidney Paige, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). to mean "the back part" or "the farther one."

Places Near Avak Inlet
Bars:

Blossom Shoals,

Capes:

Icy Cape,

Channels:

Avak Inlet, Icy Cape Pass,

Locales:

Akeonik,

Rivers:

Avak River, Tunalik River,