Kigezruk Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Kigezruk Creek |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | flows SW 4 mi. to Bering Sea, 12 mi. SE of Cape Prince of Wales and 43 mi. NW of Teller; Seward Peninsula High. |
History: | "Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by Brooks (1901, pl. 13 and p. 135), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). the name as ""Kivyearzruk"" and noted (p. 25) that the gold ""discovery was made in June, 1899, by Kivyearuk, a Prince of Wales native, then employed as reindeer herder by W. T. Lopp, a missionary in charge of a Government reindeer station.""" |
Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 65.5088882446 |
Longitude: | -167.74055481 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kigezruk Creek: Kigezruk Creek.
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York, AK
(1.9 miles ESE) |
Tin City, AK
(6.8 miles WNW) |