Information About

Siksikpalak River

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Kaktovik

Elevation:

121 ft (36.88 m)

About

flows NE to Matsutnak River 3 mi. S of its junction with Ekaluakat River and 18 mi. W of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain

History of Siksikpalak River

Eskimo name recorded on Barter I. in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The Eskimo name for the Hoary marmot is Sikrikpak or Sikrikpaluk.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point C-2 (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 Siksikpalak River

Bays:

Beaufort Lagoon, Egaksrak Lagoon, Nuvagapak Lagoon,

Capes:

Siku Point,

Channels:

Egaksrak Entrance, Siku Entrance,

Rivers:

Aichilik River, Egaksrak River, Ekaluakat River, Matsutnak River, Siksikpalak River,

Streams:

Kalokut Creek,