Alaska Gazetteer
Anaktuvuk River is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough. The primary coordinates for Anaktuvuk River places it within the 99721 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Anaktuvuk River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads at glacier, in Endicott Mts., 680900N1505400W W, flows N to Colville River 7 mi. N of its junction with Chandler River, Arctic Slope; 135 miles long. |
| History: | Eskimo name reported in 1901 by W. C. Mendenhall, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as Anukturuk and corrected to its present spelling by W. J. Peters and F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the same year. The name appears to be applied by the Eskimo to the pass at the stream's head. |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 69.5561141968 |
| Longitude: | -151.467773438 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Anaktuvuk River: Anaktuvuk River.
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