Information About

Sheshalik

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Location

66 ° 59' 39.001" N,
162 ° 49' 41.002" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Sheshalik in Detail.

About

on Sheshalik Spit, 9 mi. NW of Kotzebue, KotzebueKobuk Low.

History

Former Eskimo village and summer camp, famous as a trading area for Eskimo and Indian, recorded as "Sesualik," in Captain F. W. Beechey's chart, dated 1831. In the 1880 Census, Petroff (1884, p. 4) listed "Sheshalegamute," population 100. Captain Hooper (1881, p. 44) published "She-shore-lik," and Lieutenant G. M. Stoney's manuscript map, dated 1883, shows "She-sur-are-lick."

Topo Maps

Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue D-2 (1951), Kotzebue D-2 (1951), Kotzebue D-2 (1951), Kotzebue (1958), Kotzebue D-2 NW (2016),

Places Near Sheshalik

Cities:

Ulezara,

Bars:

Sheshalik Spit,

Hills:

Igisukruk Mountain, Mamelak Mountain, Napaktuktuk Mountain,

Mountains:

Avingoriak Peak,

Streams:

Sevisok Slough,

Cities:

Sheshalik,