Information About

Avak Inlet

Quick Facts

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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."

Places Near Avak Inlet
Bars:

Blossom Shoals,

Capes:

Icy Cape,

Channels:

Avak Inlet, Icy Cape Pass,

Rivers:

Avak River, Tunalik River,