Kugarak River | |
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Native name | Kuugruaq ( Inupiaq) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
District | Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Northwest Arctic Borough |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area |
• coordinates | 66°58′53″N 159°00′57″W / 66.98139°N 159.01583°W [1] |
Mouth | the Selawik River |
• location | 27 miles (43 km) south east of Selawik, Northwest Arctic Borough |
• coordinates | 66°34′12″N 159°00′57″W / 66.57000°N 159.01583°W [1] |
Length | 58 mi (93 km) [2] |
The Kugarak River ( Iñupiaq: Kuugruaq) is a stream, 58 miles (93 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. [2] It flows generally south west and joins the Selawik River approximately 27 miles (43 km) south east of the village of Selawik. [2]
Its Inuit name was first reported in 1886 by U.S. Navy Lieutenant George M. Stoney, who spelled it as "Kue-ga-rack". [1] [2] It was first spelled as "Kugarak" in 1901 by U.S. Geological Survey. [1] [2] The name was also spelled as "Koogarak" and "Kuegerak". [2]
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Kugarak River | |
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Native name | Kuugruaq ( Inupiaq) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
District | Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Northwest Arctic Borough |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area |
• coordinates | 66°58′53″N 159°00′57″W / 66.98139°N 159.01583°W [1] |
Mouth | the Selawik River |
• location | 27 miles (43 km) south east of Selawik, Northwest Arctic Borough |
• coordinates | 66°34′12″N 159°00′57″W / 66.57000°N 159.01583°W [1] |
Length | 58 mi (93 km) [2] |
The Kugarak River ( Iñupiaq: Kuugruaq) is a stream, 58 miles (93 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. [2] It flows generally south west and joins the Selawik River approximately 27 miles (43 km) south east of the village of Selawik. [2]
Its Inuit name was first reported in 1886 by U.S. Navy Lieutenant George M. Stoney, who spelled it as "Kue-ga-rack". [1] [2] It was first spelled as "Kugarak" in 1901 by U.S. Geological Survey. [1] [2] The name was also spelled as "Koogarak" and "Kuegerak". [2]
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