Alaska Gazetteer
Naokok (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Naokok (historical) |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Populated Place |
| Class: | Populated Place |
| Description: | site of Eskimo village on coast of Chukchi Sea, on point of land, near S end of Kasegaluk Lagoon, 19 mi. S of Point Lay; Arctic Plain. |
| History: | "Eskimo name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1923. According to a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field report this place (Neakok) was an old whaling post, now abandoned, consisting in 1949 of two old buildings. The name means ""head""." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 69.48777771 |
| Longitude: | -163.085830688 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Naokok (historical): Naokok (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
