Information About

Umagatsiak Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 32' 15" N,
164 ° 0' 18" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Umagatsiak Creek in Detail.

About

heads in Tahinichok Mts. at SW end of Mulgrave Hills, flows SW to Chukchi Sea, 20 mi. SE of Kivalina, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Eskimo name reported by E. S. Burch, in 1966, to mean "new heart."