Avingak Creek is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough.
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Feature Name: | Avingak Creek |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | flows to Kokolik River, 15 mi. N of Archimedes Ridge, Arctic Slope. 28 miles long. |
History: | "Named by Chapman and Sable (1960, p. 52), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). ""Avingak"" is the Eskimo word for the lemming. The stream was so named because these animals were abundant here during the 1949 field season." |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 69.4161148071 |
Longitude: | -161.354721069 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Avingak Creek: Avingak Creek.
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