Information About

Pogoseluk Hill

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Location

67 ° 55' 0.001" N,
165 ° 1' 0.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

128 ft (39.01 m)

Pogoseluk Hill in Detail.

About

1.5 mi. SE of Tusikpok Lagoon and 19 mi. NW of Kivalina, Kotzebue Kobuk Low.

History

Eskimo name meaning old bag; so called because the hill resembles an old poke, no longer watertight, but useful to carry things. Name reported in 1966 by E.S. Burch.

Topo Maps

Noatak D-7 (1952), Noatak D-7 (1952), Noatak D-7 (1952), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak (1955), Noatak D-7 NE (2014),

Places Near Pogoseluk Hill

Bays:

Nulagvik Lagoon, Sigvu Lagoon,

Capes:

Cape Seppings,

Hills:

Igrak Hill, Kavrorak Hill, Pogoseluk Hill, Pusaluk Mountain, Sakrorak Mountain, Tatigirok Hill, Utkusikrak Hill,

Lakes:

Asikpak Lagoon, Kavrorak Lagoon, Pusaluk Lagoon, Seppings Lagoon, Tasikpak Lagoon, Tugak Lagoon,

Mountain Passes:

Sigogalik Inlet, Sigvu Inlet,

Mountain Ranges:

Parents Mountains,

Ridges:

Kimikpak Ridge,

Rivers:

Asikpak River, Singoalik River,

Streams:

Okpiksugruk Creek, Sakrorak Creek, Tagiunituk Creek, Tasikpak Creek, Tatigirok Creek, Umarachek Creek,

Routes:

Itiviak Portage,