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Kiloknak Lagoon

Kiloknak Lagoon

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On the SE coast of Saint Lawrence Island 8 mi. SW of Northeast Cape, it is enclosed by a barrier, a point of which forms Apavawook Cape.

History of Kiloknak Lagoon

Eskimo name shown on map annotated by Lawrence Kulukhan, of Gambell, in 1944. meaning "mainland lake," obtained at Gambell in 1965.