Information About

Augutaurak

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 6' 0" N,
165 ° 46' 59.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Augutaurak in Detail.

About

on Saligvik Ridge, 1 mi. NW of mouth of Ogotoruk Creek and 5.5 mi. SE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope

History

Eskimo name meaning "little food bag (poke)" or "seal's stomach" which the bluff resembles; reported as "Akhortoruk" in 1962 by W. O. Pruitt, Jr. of University of Alaska.