History of Inuktak Creek

Eskimo name meaning "murder" referring to a famous folktale of a battle near here between the Tigaramiut (Point Hop people) and the Kivalinagmiut (Kivalina people) according to Lawrence Sage who lived here as a boy. W. O. Pruitt, University of Alaska, applied this name to Kiktoya Creek. The name was reported in 1950 as "Inuktuk" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Inuktak Creek

Guard Hill, Iluituk Hill, Kisimilok Mountain, Mad Hill, Mapsorak Hill, Mapsorak Mountain, Saklolik Mountain, Stoney Ridge, Talaverat Hill, Telavirak Hills,

Atosik Lagoon, Mapsorak Lagoon, Pumaknak Pond, Pusigrak Lagoon,

Alolukrok,

Sigrikpak Ridge, Tinguk Ridge,

Kakpeyak River,

Battery Creek, Bird Creek, Gulo Creek, Inuktak Creek, Kiktoya Creek, Kisimilok Creek, Kuropak Creek, Mapsorak Creek, Niyiklik Creek, Phosphorite Creek, Pond Creek, Saligvik Creek, Ugalak Creek, Wolf Creek,

Kugukpak Valley, Ogotoruk Valley, Saligvik Valley,