Information About

Ukinyak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ukinyak Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 44' 19" N,
166 ° 11' 42" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Ukinyak Creek in Detail.

About

heads in Lisburne Hills, flows S and W to Chukchi Sea, 6 mi. N of Cape Dyer, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1956 by Orth to mean "cut"; so called "because the stream cuts into the mountains."