Thetis Creek is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough. The primary coordinates for Thetis Creek places it within the 99766 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Thetis Creek |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | flows NW to Chukchi Sea 7 mi. W of Cape Sabine, 43 mi. NW of Mount Kelly, Arctic Slope. |
History: | "So named in 1901 by Schrader (1904, p. 111) and W. J. Peters, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), ""because the Thetis Coal Mine is near its mouth."" The Thetis Coal Mine was named about 1889 for the U.S.S. Thetis. The Eskimo name for this stream is ""Igikalik"" which is said, by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), to refer to the ""black cormorant.""" |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 68.8911132812 |
Longitude: | -164.896942139 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Thetis Creek: Thetis Creek.
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