Alaska Gazetteer
Nigu Bluff is a physical feature (summit) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Nigu Bluff |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | On the E bank of the Nigu River, 4 mi S of its mouth, 22 mi. NE of Howard Pass, Arctic Slope. |
| History: | "Named in 1925 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for the multi-colored chert in the bluff. ""Nigu"" is an Eskimo word for ""rainbow.""" |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 68.4851913452 |
| Longitude: | -156.413116455 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nigu Bluff: Nigu Bluff.
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