Information About

Punuk Lagoon

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Location

68 ° 56' 44.52" N,
164 ° 8' 40.081" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Punuk Lagoon in Detail.

About

on Chukchi Sea coast, 11 mi. E of Cape Sabine; Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as Punuck Lagoon. See Punuk Creek. The name is reported to mean "skinny" (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 54).

Topo Maps

De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains D-4 (1955), De Long Mountains (1965), De Long Mountains D-4 NW (2014),

Places Near Punuk Lagoon

Hills:

Punuk Hills,

Lakes:

Punuk Lagoon,

Mountains:

Noonuklook Mountain,

Streams:

Akulik Creek, Ikikileruk Creek, Punuk Creek,