Information About

Umnokalukta

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Location

66 ° 55' 0.001" N,
157 ° 30' 0" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Shungnak

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Umnokalukta in Detail.

About

on Black River, near its junction with Kobuk River, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Former Eskimo fishing village reported in 1885 as "Um-nok-a-luk-ta" by Lieutenant Cantwell (in Healy, 1887, p. 28), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS). See Black River.

Topo Maps

Shungnak (1951), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955),

Places Near Umnokalukta

Cities:

Umnokalukta,

Lakes:

Pitkik Lake,

Mountains:

Ingricherk Mountain,

Rivers:

Black River, Shungnak River,

Streams:

Cosmos Creek, Garland Creek, Little Black Creek, Pitkik Creek, Rabbit Creek, Sheshok Creek, Woodchopper Creek,