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Ikijaktusak Creek

Ikijaktusak Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 39 ft (11.89 m)
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 of Ikijaktusak Creek

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."