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Aichilik River
Aichilik River is located in Alaska
Aichilik River
Location of the mouth of the Aichilik River in Alaska
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough North Slope
Physical characteristics
Main source Brooks Range
1,867 ft (569 m)
69°01′17″N 143°19′32″W / 69.02139°N 143.32556°W / 69.02139; -143.32556
River mouth Beaufort Sea
0 ft (0 m)
69°50′24″N 141°07′34″W / 69.84000°N 141.12611°W / 69.84000; -141.12611

The Aichilik River is a river that flows through parts of North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. it originates on the northern flank of the Brooks Range and flows north, then northwest to empty into the Beaufort Sea northwest of Demarcation Point.

Its Inuit name, Aichillik was referenced by Ernest de Koven Leffingwell in 1918.

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