Information About

Ignek Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 35' 47" N,
146 ° 17' 26.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Elevation

702 ft (213.97 m)

Ignek Creek in Detail.

About

heading between Sadlerochit and Shublik Mts. flows W through Ignek Valley to Canning River, 8 mi. NW of Mount Copleston and 53 mi. NW of Mount Michelson, Arctic Slope. 14 miles long.

History

Leffingwell (1919, p. 121), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), writes, "The native (Eskimo) name of the stream which cut Red Hill is "Ignek," meaning "fire." The natives have assured the writer that these red beds were still smoking when their ancestors came into the country, not many years ago." Jenness spells the name "Ignik" (1928, p. 96).

Topo Maps

Mount Michelson C-4 (1955), Mount Michelson C-4 (1955), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mount Michelson C-4 (1978),
Places Near Ignek Creek
Islands:

Black Island, Shublik Island,

Mountains:

Mount Copleston, Red Hill,

Streams:

Cache Creek, Ignek Creek, Nanook Creek,

Valleys:

Canning Valley, Ignek Valley, Ikiakpaurak Valley,