Information About

Sikrelurak River

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 56' 12.001" N,
142 ° 26' 42" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Sikrelurak River in Detail.

About

flows NE to Angun Lagoon, W of Angun Point and 32 mi. NW of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name recorded in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The variant name Sikutaktukvik was recorded at Barter I. in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and is reported to mean "place where ice is found."