Information About

Wevok

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Wevok on The Map

Location

68 ° 52' 18.998" N,
166 ° 5' 25.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

46 ft (14.02 m)

Wevok in Detail.

About

on Chukchi Sea coast, 3 mi. E of Cape Lisburne and 41 mi. NE of Point Hope, Arctic Slope

History

Former Eskimo village derived from the Eskimo name of Cape Lisburne and published in 1890 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).