Alaska Gazetteer
Surprise Creek is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Surprise Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at 684600N, 1622600W, 3.5 mi SSW of Poko Mountain and flows NW to Tupikchak Creek, 46 mi ENE of Cape Sabine, Arctic Slope. |
| History: | Named in 1965 by geologists of the B. P. Exploration Company for their surprise as finding an unexpected rock sequence along the stream. |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 68.9663925171 |
| Longitude: | -162.809997559 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Surprise Creek: Surprise Creek.
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