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Kangik River

Kangik River

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Flows N to Aghnaghak Lagoon, in the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island, 12 mi. S of Gambell.

History of Kangik River

Eskimo name reported by Orth in 1965 to mean "point of corner," and refers to the corner of the lagoon where the stream enters. The name was recommended for map usage by the Gambell village council in 1949.