Information About

Tulilik Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 13' 0.001" N,
163 ° 40' 0.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kivalina

Length

1 mi (1.61 km)

Elevation

210 ft (64.01 m)

Tulilik Lake in Detail.

About

on Chukchi Sea coast, 6 mi. NE of Cape Krusenstern, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low

History

Eskimo name meaning "king loon," reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1950. Probably refers to the Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsi), normally written "tulik" or "tutlik."