Alaska Gazetteer
Sentinel Hill is a physical feature (summit) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Sentinel Hill |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Near the W bank of the Colville River, 6.3 mi S of the confluence of the Colville and Kogosukruk Rivers and 35.5 mi NNE of Umiat, Arctic Plain. |
| History: | "Named in 1901 by W. J. Peters and F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), ""An isolated hill, so named on account of being a prominent landmark."" T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported in 1956 the Eskimo name ""Umiukrak"" meaning ""smallest canoe (umiagrak).""" |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 69.8393096924 |
| Longitude: | -151.584335327 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sentinel Hill: Sentinel Hill.
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