History of Kokolik River

Eskimo name reported by Lieutenant D. H. Jarvis, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), in 1898. A. J. Collier, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the name "Kepizetka", probably obtained from the so-called Cullinghow's map of Cape Lisburne, a manuscript map drawn by an Eskimo about 1890. Kokolik refers to the bistort, an edible flowering plant that is abundant in the Arctic (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 53). Kepizetka (qipigsatqaq) means "it twists" or "crooked."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Kokolik River

Kukpowruk,

Ledyard Bay,

Point Lay, Siksrikpak Point, Sitkok Point,

Akunik Pass, Kukpowruk Pass,

Kopkakisak Island,

Epizetka River, Kokolik River, Kukpowruk River,

Point Lay,