Alaska Gazetteer
Nanuk Lake is a physical feature (lake) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Nanuk Lake |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | between Nechelik and Sakoonang Channels, in Colville River Delta, Arctic Plain. |
| History: | "Eskimo name reported in 1951 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as ""Nanuk Narivanga"" meaning ""polar bear lake,"" because ""the bear frequent this area to catch fish on the (channel) bars.""" |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 70.3216247559 |
| Longitude: | -151.018508911 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nanuk Lake: Nanuk Lake.
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 Nanuk Lake does not include property ownership information.
| Alpine, AK (1.4 miles ENE) |
