Information About

Akalolik Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Akalolik Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 28' 59.002" N,
166 ° 18' 15.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Akalolik Creek in Detail.

About

heads in Lisburne Hills, flows SW 20 mi. to Chukchi Sea, 17 mi. NE of Point Hope; Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name recorded in 1918 as "Ahka-lu-rak" by Archdeacon Stuck (1920, p. 155-156). name "A-ka-loo-lick" means "fishing place."