Information About

Ilikrak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ilikrak Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 17' 20" N,
165 ° 39' 24.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

92 ft (28.04 m)

Ilikrak Creek in Detail.

About

Heads 2.3 mi NE of Cape Thompson, flows NNE to the Kukpuk River, 3 mi W of Angmakrok Mountain and 13 mi NE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope. 13 miles long.

History

Eskimo name referring to the "death struggle of an animal" recorded in by W. O. Pruitt, Univ of Alaska, who spelled it "Eelikrak."