Information About

Kitnepaluk Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kitnepaluk Creek on The Map

Location

63 ° 35' 35.002" N,
171 ° 48' 32" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Kitnepaluk Creek in Detail.

About

On the W coast of Saint Lawrence Island, flows NW 3 mi. to a bay on the Bering Sea, 0.2 mi E of Savukahuk Point, 14 mi. S of Gambell.

History

This stream borrows its name from a camping place at its mouth. The name was shown on an annotated map made by Lawrence Kulukhan, of Gambell, in 1944.