Information About

Nigisaktuvik River

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Atqasuk

Elevation:

16 ft (4.88 m)

About

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

History of Nigisaktuvik River

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."

Found on the following 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,