Alaska Gazetteer
Umiak Bend is a physical feature (bend) in Northwest Arctic Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Umiak Bend |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bend |
| Description: | on Ulik River, 8 mi. NW of Kivalina, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. |
| History: | Eskimo name referring to an incident here when a skin boat (umiak) was destroyed by rough water; reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch. |
| Borough: | Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Latitude: | 67.7833328247 |
| Longitude: | -164.283340454 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Umiak Bend: Umiak Bend.
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