Information About

Iviangik Mountain

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 37' 4.001" N,
166 ° 13' 16" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

617 ft (188.06 m)

Iviangik Mountain in Detail.

About

on Chukchi Sea Coast, 2.4 mi. S of Cape Dyer, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name meaning "breast," descriptive of twin hills, reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Ee=ve=ang=geek." U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) applied the name in error to a mountain three miles southeast.