Information About

Kukpowruk

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 36' 40" N,
163 ° 0' 0" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Kukpowruk in Detail.

About

site of Eskimo village on coast of Chukchi Sea, near mouth of Kukpowruk River, 10 mi. S of Point Lay, Arctic Plain.

History

In 1884 Brower (1944, p. 25) wrote: "we fairly ran to a village called Kukpowruk on a river of the same name. Nobody was home." In 1918 Archdeacon Stuck (1920, p. 182) referred to a single dwelling called "Sing"i"too"rok," at the mouth of the "Ku=pou=ruk" River. The 11th Census of 1890 (p. 158) lists a population of 52 Eskimo called "Kukpaurungmiut" on the Kukpowruk River.

Topo Maps

Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay C-2 (1955), Point Lay C-2 SW (2014),

Places Near Kukpowruk

Cities:

Kukpowruk, Naokok,

Bays:

Ledyard Bay,

Capes:

Point Lay, Siksrikpak Point, Sitkok Point,

Channels:

Kukpowruk Pass, Naokok Pass,

Islands:

Kopkakisak Island,

Rivers:

Epizetka River, Kokolik River, Kukpowruk River,

Cities:

Point Lay,