Information About

Kahkatak Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 1' 50.999" N,
163 ° 50' 43.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Kahkatak Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW to Chukchi Sea at Cape Beaufort, 54 mi. SW of Point Lay, Arctic Plain.

History

Chapman and Sable (1960, p. 53), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), state that this name was obtained from US@C&GS. It is the Eskimo name for Cape Beaufort.

Topo Maps

Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay A-3 and A-4 (1955), Point Lay A-3 and A-4 (1955), Point Lay A-4 SE (2014),

Places Near Kahkatak Creek

Capes:

Cape Beaufort,

Mountains:

Noonuklook Mountain,

Streams:

Amatusuk Creek, Kahgeatak Creek, Kahkatak Creek, Mataktuk Creek, Tulugak Creek,