Information About

Siniktaneyak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Siniktaneyak Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 33' 23" N,
166 ° 14' 21.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

62 ft (18.9 m)

Siniktaneyak Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW to Chukchi Sea, 6.6 mi. S of Cape Dyer, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name that refers in meaning to "some way or reason for not sleeping"; reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1950 and spelled "Si-nick-tuk-nay-luk."