Information About

Nigisaktuvik River

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Location

70 ° 32' 51" N,
157 ° 31' 8" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Atqasuk

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Nigisaktuvik River in Detail.

About

heads in lake at 695530N1574600W flows N to the Meade River, 6 mi. NW of village of Meade River, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name, reported to mean "place where east wind blows," shown on a 1923 field sheet by E. C. Guerin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as "Nigisakfogvik River."

Topo Maps

Meade River (1955), Meade River (1955), Meade River (1955), Meade River C-3 (1955), Meade River C-3 SW (2013),

Places Near Nigisaktuvik River

Cities:

Atqasuk,

Lakes:

Ikmakrak Lake,

Rivers:

Nigisaktuvik River, Usuktuk River,

Streams:

Kucheak Creek, Kukak Creek, Tikikluk Creek,