Information About

Panikpiak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Panikpiak Creek on The Map

Location

69 ° 6' 11.999" N,
163 ° 37' 25" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Panikpiak Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW to Chukchi Sea, 7.5 mi. NE of Cape Beaufort and 47 mi. SW of Point Lay, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name given to this stream by US@C&GS in 1949. It was the name of an Eskimo that once lived in the area, and the name came to be applied to the locality, in a "possessive" sense, because it was there that mailsleds from Barrow and Kotzebue generally met. The name may be of the same derivation as the name "Pitmegiak River."

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-3 SW (2014),
Places Near Panikpiak Creek
Bays:

Omalik Lagoon,

Capes:

Cape Beaufort,

Streams:

Amatusuk Creek, Kahgeatak Creek, Omalik Creek, Panikpiak Creek,