Information About

Shaviovik River

Shaviovik River

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

About

18 mi NW of Mount Salisbury, heads at 691400, N14700W, flowing NW, then NNE to the Arctic Coast, 15 mi E of the mouth of the Sagavanirktok River.

History of Shaviovik River

Eskimo name meaning "place where there is iron"; reported in 1901 as "Saviovic" by S. J. Marsh, prospector,

Found on the following Topo Maps

Beechey Point A-1 (1955), Beechey Point A-1 (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point A-1 (1962), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point A-1 NE (2017),

Places Near Shaviovik River

Archipelagos:

McClure Islands,

Bays:

Mikkelsen Bay, Stefansson Sound,

Capes:

Lion Point, Reliance Point,

Channels:

Newport Entrance,

Hills:

Shaviovik Mound,

Islands:

Jeanette Island, Karluk Island, Narwhal Island, Tigvariak Island,

Rivers:

Kavik River, Shaviovik River,

Shaviovik River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Shaviovik River.