Information About

Tulugak Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 1' 14.999" N,
163 ° 51' 56.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Tulugak Creek in Detail.

About

flows N to Chukchi Sea, 1 mi. S of Cape Beaufort and 55 mi. SW of Point Lay, Arctic Plain

History

Eskimo name reported as Toolookok by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1949, meaning "two ravens." U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published the present spelling, a name meaning "raven."

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 Tulugak Creek

Capes:

Cape Beaufort,

Mountains:

Noonuklook Mountain,

Streams:

Akulik Creek, Kahkatak Creek, Mataktuk Creek, Tulugak Creek,