Information About

Uyakturok Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Uyakturok Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 32' 39.001" N,
165 ° 8' 40.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

259 ft (78.94 m)

Uyakturok Creek in Detail.

About

heads in Lisburne Hills, flows E 19 mi. to Nilik River 4 mi. N of its junction with Ipewik River, 28 mi. SE of Cape Dyer, Arctic Slope

History

Eskimo name reported in 1960 by D. C. Foote, of Project Chariot, to mean "rough rocks."

Topo Maps

Point Hope (1952), Point Hope C-1 (1955), Point Hope C-1 (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope C-1 SE (2014),
Places Near Uyakturok Creek
Capes:

Lisburne Peninsula,

Hills:

Tungnak Hill,

Lakes:

Kekiktalik Lake,

Mountains:

Amulik Hill, South Aluk Hill,

Rivers:

Nilik River,

Streams:

Oligavik Creek, Sakvelak Creek, Tungnak Creek, Uyakturok Creek,