Alaska Gazetteer
Igloo Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Igloo Mountain |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | in DeLong Mts., E of Raven Basin and Kukpowruk River, 28 mi. NE of Mount Kelly, Brooks Range |
| History: | "Named by P. S. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and shown on a 1926 fieldsheet by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). According to Smith's notes the Eskimo call this hill Umiak, ""large boat."" The reason for changing the name is not clear (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 53)." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 68.7666091919 |
| Longitude: | -162.88999939 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Igloo Mountain: Igloo Mountain.
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