Information About

Ikijaktusak Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 7' 52" N,
165 ° 56' 31.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Ikijaktusak Creek in Detail.

About

Flows S to the Chukchi Sea SE of Agate Rock and 1.4 mi SE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope. 2 miles long.

History

Eskimo name meaning "young gull" reported in 1962 by W. O. Pruitt, University of Alaska, and spelled by him "Eekheezhaktsusuk." U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported a variation of this name in 1950 as "Eegik-rut-too-sook."