Information About

Kunuk Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kunuk Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 14' 46" N,
166 ° 7' 59.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Kunuk Creek in Detail.

About

Heads in the Kemegrak Hills, flows WNW, then SW, to the E end of Aiautak Lagoon, 8.3 mi NNW of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name meaning "narrow place" or "neck", referring to the narrow slough at the end of Aiautak Lagoon; reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Koon- gook." Recorded in 1956 as "Kunakh" at Point Hope by Orth.

Topo Maps

Point Hope A-2 (1952), Point Hope A-2 (1952), Point Hope A-2 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope A-2 NW (2014),
Places Near Kunuk Creek
Cities:

Ipnot,

Bars:

Pingucheak,

Capes:

Cape Thompson, Kowtuk Point, Sinigrok Point,

Cliffs:

Agate Rock, Imnakpak Cliff,

Hills:

Akoviknak Mountain, Angayukak Hill, Inukpak Rock,

Lakes:

Aiautak Lagoon, Akoviknak Lagoon, Kemegrak Lagoon, Lake Makpik, Tusikpak Lake,

Mountain Ranges:

Kemegrak Hills,

Streams:

Agarak Creek, Angayukak Creek, Ibrulikorak Creek, Iglupak Creek, Igruivotalik Creek, Ikijaktusak Creek, Isuk Creek, Kugirarok Creek, Kunuk Creek, Nalakachak Creek, Taktelak Creek,