Punuk Creek is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough.
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Feature Name: | Punuk Creek |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | flows NE to lagoon on Chukchi Sea Coast, between Mutaktuk and Ikikileruk Creeks, 11 mi. E of Cape Saline, Arctic Slope. |
History: | "Eskimo name said to mean ""skinny"" referring to a time when ""two families starved near here"" (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 54). Reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)." |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 68.9402770996 |
Longitude: | -164.180831909 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Punuk Creek: Punuk Creek.
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