Information About

Shungnak

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Elevation:

177 ft (53.95 m)

About

population 135, on right bank of Kobuk River 85 mi. NE of Selawik, Kotzebue- Kobuk Low.

History of Shungnak

Eskimo village relocated from a site about 10 miles upstream. See Kobuk. A post office was established for a few months in 1934 and then again in 1946 (Ricks, 1965, p. 58). The village population was 193 in 1939 and 141 in 1950.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Shungnak (1951), Shungnak D-3 (1955), Shungnak D-3 (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak D-3 NE (2016),

Places Near Shungnak

Cities:

Shungnak,

Lakes:

Tekeaksakrak Lake,

Mine:

Partner Mine,

Mountains:

Aurora Mountain, Bannock Mountain, Bismark Mountain, Cosmos Mountain, Eightmile Mountain, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain, Shungnak Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Cosmos Hills,

Rivers:

Kuikcherk River, Pick River,

Streams:

Camp Creek, Cosmos Creek, Jay Creek, Sheshok Creek, Warren Creek, Wesley Creek,

Cities:

Bornite,