Kayak Creek is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough. The primary coordinates for Kayak Creek places it within the 99721 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Kayak Creek |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | flows NE from Fan Mtn. to Alapah Creek, 22 mi. NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range |
History: | "Named in 1932 by Robert Marshall, (1956, p. 83), probably for the Eskimo girl, Kayak. In describing the Fourth of July celebration of 1931 in Wiseman, Marshall wrote, ""The big feature of the festivities***was dancing. We started at six-thirty on the eveinng of July 4, and at eleven next morning four Eskimo girls, Kaaruk, Ashuwaruk, Kayak, and Kachwona, were still going strong***""" |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 68.2830581665 |
Longitude: | -150.982223511 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kayak Creek: Kayak Creek.
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