Alaska Gazetteer
Panikpiak Creek is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Panikpiak Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows NW to Chukchi Sea, 7.5 mi. NE of Cape Beaufort and 47 mi. SW of Point Lay, Arctic Plain. |
| History: | "Eskimo name given to this stream by US@C&GS in 1949. It was the name of an Eskimo that once lived in the area, and the name came to be applied to the locality, in a ""possessive"" sense, because it was there that mailsleds from Barrow and Kotzebue generally met. The name may be of the same derivation as the name ""Pitmegiak River.""" |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 69.1033325195 |
| Longitude: | -163.62361145 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Panikpiak Creek: Panikpiak Creek.
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