Information About

Selawik Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 29' 39.001" N,
160 ° 41' 26.999" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Noorvik

Length

31 mi (49.89 km)

Selawik Lake in Detail.

About

7 mi. SW of Selawik; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Eskimo name first reported in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who spelled it "Chilivik," and probably meant to apply to an Eskimo tribe or village. appears to have been by one of the Sir John Franklin search expeditions about 1850.

Topo Maps

Selawik (1951), Selawik B-4 (1955), Selawik B-4 (1955), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957),

Places Near Selawik Lake

Capes:

Singauruk Point,

Lakes:

Selawik Lake,

Rivers:

Singauruk River,

Streams:

Kokopuk Creek, Napatolik Creek,