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Okpilatok Bluff

Okpilatok Bluff

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 407 ft (124.05 m)
About

on Chukchi Sea coast, 8 mi. S of Cape Lisburne, Arctic Slope.

History of Okpilatok Bluff

Eskimo descriptive name reported in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to mean "red appearing" and spelled "Oak-pi-lah-took."