Fossil Creek in North Slope Borough AK

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Fossil Creek, North Slope Borough, Alaska

Fossil Creek is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough.

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Feature Name: Fossil Creek
Category: Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type: Physical
Class: Stream
Description: Flows NE to the Colville River, 7 mi SW of Umiat, Arctic Slope. 25 miles long.
History: "Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 in 1947 because of the excellent fossil collection located there. The Eskimo name, according to T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1956, for this stream is Ikaksigilak, meaning ""hard to cross in summer."""
Borough: North Slope Borough
Latitude: 69.3024978638
Longitude: -152.358337402

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fossil Creek: Fossil Creek.


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Umiat, AK (6.8 miles NE)

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