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Uyaraksivik Hill

Uyaraksivik Hill

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Northwest Arctic
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 249 ft (75.9 m)
About

on right bank of Kivalina River 14 mi. NE of Kivalina, Arctic Slope

History of Uyaraksivik Hill

Eskimo name meaning "place where things are buried under stones;" so called because the Eskimo reportedly once buried here for safe keeping, under moss and stones, the caribou they killed; reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch.