Kuk River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kuk River |
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 Location of the mouth of the Kuk River in Alaska
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| Native name | Kuuk |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
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| Main source | Confluence of Kaolak and Avalik rivers National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska 8 ft (2.4 m) 70°07′19″N 159°40′16″W / 70.12194°N 159.67111°W |
| River mouth | Wainwright Inlet, Arctic Ocean 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Wainwright 0 ft (0 m) 70°36′29″N 160°06′40″W / 70.60806°N 160.11111°W |
| Length | 35 mi (56 km) |
The Kuk River (Iñupiaq: Kuuk) is a 35-mile (56 km) long stream in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It heads at the confluence of the Avalik and Kaolak rivers and flows north to Wainwright Inlet, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Wainwright. The inlet links to the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
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".
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