Utukok River
Utukok River | |
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Inupiaq) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | North Slope |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Kogruk and Tupik creeks |
• location | De Long Mountains, Brooks Range, National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska |
• coordinates | 68°33′26″N 161°06′20″W / 68.55722°N 161.10556°W |
• elevation | 2,075 ft (632 m)[2] |
Icy Cape | |
• coordinates | 70°02′49″N 162°27′26″W / 70.04694°N 162.45722°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Length | 225 mi (362 km)[3] |
The Utukok River (
Arctic caribou and various birds.[4]
Utuqqaq, meaning old or ancient, is the Inuit name for Icy Cape.[1] Variant names used for the river in the 19th century included "Utukak" and "Ootokok".[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Utukok River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ a b Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 1015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Utukok River Uplands | Alaska Wilderness League". www.alaskawild.org. Retrieved 2021-02-03.