Ishiuk (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in North Slope Borough.
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Feature Name: | Ishiuk (historical) |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Populated Place |
Class: | Populated Place |
Description: | at Howard Pass or perhaps near Lake Etivluk, Brooks Range |
History: | "An Eskimo village visted by Lieutenant Stoney (1900, p. 39), U.S. Navy (USN), in December 1885 and reported as ""Issheyuk, a village of fifteen huts, situated near the northern limit of the mountain range,"" Irving (1954, p. 204) mentions an area on the Nigu River presently called ""Issygok,"" a name comparable to Stoney's ""Issheyuk."" See Issygok Lake." |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 68.1666641235 |
Longitude: | -156.5 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ishiuk (historical): Ishiuk (historical).