Information About

Siniktagnelik

Siniktagnelik

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Northwest Arctic
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 75 ft (22.86 m)
About

on right bank of Wulik River, 19 mi. NE of Kivalina, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History of Siniktagnelik

Eskimo name referring to "no camping place because one cannot sleep bec many years ago some people mysteriously died here." Name reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch. There is another Siniktagnelik 10 miles north of here.