Information About

Aniyak

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 4' 0.001" N,
163 ° 18' 0" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Elevation

75 ft (22.86 m)

Aniyak in Detail.

About

on N shore of Kotzebue Sound, at mouth of Tukrok River, 13 mi. SE of Cape Krusenstern, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.;

History

Former Eskimo village or camp visited in 1898 and reported as "Anyok," by Lieutenant D. H. Jarvis, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS).