Information About

Okerokovik River

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 50' 12.001" N,
143 ° 25' 17" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Also Known As

Okerokorik River

Elevation

289 ft (88.09 m)

Okerokovik River in Detail.

About

Heads on the N slope of the Romanzof Mountains at 692300N, 1431600W, and flows N to the Jago River, 18 mi. SE of Barter I., Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name reported by Leffingwell (1919, p. 98) to mean "place where there is a blubber cache." Diamond Jenness spells it "Ukerukuvik."

Okerokovik River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Okerokovik River.

Topo Maps

Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point D-5 (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1964),
Places Near Okerokovik River
Ridges:

Niguanak Ridge,

Rivers:

Okerokovik River,

Streams:

Igilatvik Creek, Okpirourak Creek, Sabbath Creek,