Wulik River

Wulik River
Wulik River
	Location of the mouth of the Wulik River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope, Northwest Arctic
Physical characteristics
Source	De Long Mountains
• location	5 miles (8 km) north of Sheep Mountain, North Slope
• coordinates	68°22′43″N 162°51′45″W / 68.37861°N 162.86250°W
• elevation	2,563 ft (781 m)
Mouth	Kivalina Lagoon, Chukchi Sea
• location	East of Kivalina, Northwest Arctic
• coordinates	67°43′54″N 164°31′01″W / 67.73167°N 164.51694°WCoordinates: 67°43′54″N 164°31′01″W / 67.73167°N 164.51694°W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	80 mi (130 km)

The Wulik River is a stream, about 80 miles (130 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] Originating in the De Long Mountains in the North Slope Borough, it flows southwest to Kivalina Lagoon in the Chukchi Sea, east of Kivalina^[1]

Umiak Bend, along the river and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Kivalina, was named after an Inuit skin boat (umiak) was destroyed there by rough water.^[3]

In 1886, a United States Navy lieutenant reported the Inuit name of this river as "Woleek."^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Wulik River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
^ Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 1007. Retrieved September 12, 2013.