Alaska Gazetteer
Noatak River is a physical feature (stream) in Northwest Arctic Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Noatak River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads in the N slopes of the Mount Igikpak in Schwatka Mountains at 672500N 1545300W, flowing W and then S 425 mi. to enter Kotzebue Sound at Hotham Inlet opposite the end of Baldwin Peninsula, 7 mi. N of Kotzebue, Brooks Range |
| History: | "The early English name ""Inland River"" published by surgeon John Simpson, Royal Navy (RN), on his 1853 ""Native Map,"" appears to be a general translation of the Eskimo name ""Nunulak"" which he also recorded. The name ""Nunatak"" could also mean ""new land"" or ""belong to the land.""" |
| Borough: | Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Latitude: | 66.9813919067 |
| Longitude: | -162.506393433 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Noatak River: Noatak River.
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| Sheshalik, AK (8.8 miles W) |
