Information About

Avak Inlet

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Avak Inlet on The Map

Location

70 ° 11' 7.001" N,
161 ° 48' 25.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Avak Inlet in Detail.

About

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

History

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

Topo Maps

Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright A-5 (1955), Wainwright A-5 (1955), Wainwright A-5 NW (2014),
Places Near Avak Inlet
Bars:

Blossom Shoals,

Capes:

Icy Cape,

Channels:

Avak Inlet, Icy Cape Pass,

Locales:

Akeonik,

Rivers:

Avak River, Tunalik River,