Alaska Gazetteer
Knifeblade Ridge is a physical feature (ridge) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Knifeblade Ridge |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Ridge |
| Description: | extends W of Angoyakvik Pass between Colville and Kigalik Rivers, 12 mi. S of head of Ikpikpuk River, Arctic Slope. |
| History: | "Probably named in the 1940's by the geologists on the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 exploration. The Eskimo name for this ridge, ""Kimikpak,"" has been applied to a ridge 17 miles further east by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 69.1605529785 |
| Longitude: | -154.874969482 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Knifeblade Ridge: Knifeblade Ridge.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Knifeblade Ridge does not include property ownership information.
