Information About

Uyaraksivik Hill

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 53' 46" N,
164 ° 14' 7.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

249 ft (75.9 m)

Uyaraksivik Hill in Detail.

About

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

History

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.