Kuuk means river in the Inuit language. Nineteenth century maps variously listed streams entering the Wainwright Inlet as "Koh", "Kong", "Tutua Wing", "Ku", "Kook", "Koo", and "Kee".[1]
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^ abcd"Kuk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
^ abFrom Google Earth positioned on confluence of Kaolak and Avalik rivers
^ abcOrth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 550. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
river, pronunciation, iñupiaq, kuuk, mile, long, stream, north, slope, borough, state, alaska, heads, confluence, avalik, kaolak, rivers, flows, north, wainwright, inlet, miles, southeast, wainwright, inlet, links, chukchi, arctic, ocean, location, mouth, alas. The Kuk River pronunciation Inupiaq Kuuk is a 35 mile 56 km long stream in the North Slope Borough of the U S state of Alaska 3 It heads at the confluence of the Avalik and Kaolak rivers and flows north to Wainwright Inlet 6 miles 10 km southeast of Wainwright 1 The inlet links to the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean 3 Kuk RiverLocation of the mouth of the Kuk River in AlaskaEtymologyriverNative nameKuuk Inupiaq LocationCountryUnited StatesStateAlaskaBoroughNorth SlopePhysical characteristicsSourceConfluence of Kaolak and Avalik rivers locationNational Petroleum Reserve Alaska coordinates70 07 19 N 159 40 16 W 70 12194 N 159 67111 W 70 12194 159 67111 2 elevation8 ft 2 4 m 2 MouthWainwright Inlet Arctic Ocean location6 miles 10 km southeast of Wainwright coordinates70 36 29 N 160 06 40 W 70 60806 N 160 11111 W 70 60806 160 11111 1 elevation0 ft 0 m 1 Length35 mi 56 km 3 Kuuk means river in the Inuit language Nineteenth century maps variously listed streams entering the Wainwright Inlet as Koh Kong Tutua Wing Ku Kook Koo and Kee 1 References edit a b c d Kuk River Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey January 1 2000 Retrieved September 7 2013 a b From Google Earth positioned on confluence of Kaolak and Avalik rivers a b c Orth Donald J United States Geological Survey 1971 1967 Dictionary of Alaska Place Names Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 PDF University of Alaska Fairbanks p 550 Archived from the original PDF on October 17 2013 Retrieved September 7 2013 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a Unknown parameter agency ignored help See also editList of rivers of Alaska nbsp This article about a location in the North Slope Borough Alaska is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Alaska is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kuk River amp oldid 1065863530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
