Alaska Gazetteer
Nanook Creek is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Nanook Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads in Shublik Mts., flows NW 17 mi. to Canning River, 7 mi. NW of Mount Copleston and 53 mi. NW of Mount Michelson; Arctic Slope. |
| History: | """Nanoq"" is the Eskimo name for the ""polar bear."" probably was applied by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1950's." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 69.5822219849 |
| Longitude: | -146.287216187 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nanook Creek: Nanook Creek.
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 Nanook Creek does not include property ownership information.
