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Nigu Bluff

Nigu Bluff

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2028 ft (618.13 m)
About

On the E bank of the Nigu River, 4 mi S of its mouth, 22 mi. NE of Howard Pass, Arctic Slope.

History of Nigu Bluff

Named in 1925 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for the multi-colored chert in the bluff. "Nigu" is an Eskimo word for "rainbow."

Places Near Nigu Bluff
Lakes:

Lake Betty,

Mountains:

Kivliktort Mountain, Nigu Bluff, Puvakrat Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Nigu Hills,

Ridges:

Lisburne Ridge,

Rivers:

Nigu River,

Streams:

Kutchaurak Creek, Tukuto Creek,