Information About

Ynveeghik River

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

Savoonga

About

Heads in the W foothills of the Kookooligit Mountains and flows NW to a lagoon 6 mi E of Mugum Peak and 2 mi SW of Tikugha Point, in the N part of Saint Lawrence Island.

History of Ynveeghik River

Eskimo name more correctly rendered "Ingresik"; meaning "rising slope". The entry spelling was reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. AiH.FB.ce (USAF).

Found on the following Topo Maps

St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948), St Lawrence (1948),

Places Near Ynveeghik River

Bays:

Powooiliak Bay,

Capes:

Impaghuk Point, Kaghkusalik Point, Tikugha Point,

Hills:

Mugum Peak, Nyghook Number Two Mount,

Rivers:

Kookooliktook River, Muknuk River, Ynveeghik River,

Streams:

Kaklongegek Creek, Shiekuk Creek,