Information About

Siku Entrance

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Location

69 ° 49' 5.999" N,
141 ° 55' 4.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Siku Entrance in Detail.

About

connecting Beaufort Lagoon and Beaufort Sea at W end of Icy Reef, 17 mi. NW of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain

History

Eskimo name meaning "ice" recorded on Barter I. in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The full name of this feature is "Siku Ikik" meaning "ice strait."

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 Entrance

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,