Information About

Shaviovik River

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 12' 15.998" N,
147 ° 16' 50.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Shaviovik River in Detail.

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

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

Shaviovik River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Shaviovik River.

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,