Pitmegea River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pitmegea River |
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 Location of the mouth of the Pitmegea River in Alaska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | De Long Mountains 1,076 ft (328 m) 68°37′30″N 163°19′54″W / 68.62500°N 163.33167°W |
| River mouth | Chukchi Sea Cape Sabine, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Cape Lisburne 0 ft (0 m) 68°54′53″N 164°37′32″W / 68.91472°N 164.62556°W |
| Length | 42 mi (68 km) |
The Pitmegea River is a 42-mile (68 km) stream in the western North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. From its source in the De Long Mountains, the river flows generally northwest to the Chukchi Sea at Cape Sabine, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Cape Lisburne A prospector who explored the river in 1888 reported its Inuit name as Pitmegeak.
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