Selawik Lake facts for kids
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Satellite image of Selawik Lake by Sentinel-2
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 Selawik Lake
Location in Alaska
Selawik Lake
Location in North America
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| Location | Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 66°29′39″N 160°41′27″W / 66.49417°N 160.69083°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 31 miles (50 km) |
| Surface area | 404 square miles (1,050 km2) |
| Surface elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
Selawik Lake (Inupiaq: Imaġruk) is a lake located 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Selawik, Alaska. It is 31 miles (50 km) long. It is adjacent to the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge and the Baldwin Peninsula, feeding into the Hotham Inlet and Kotzebue Sound.
Selawik Lake is the third largest lake in Alaska after Iliamna Lake and Becharof Lake, and seventeenth largest lake in the United States of America.
History
Its Eskimo language name was first reported in 1842–44 by Lt. Lavrenty Zagoskin, IRN, who spelled it Chilivik, and probably meant to apply to an Eskimo tribe or village. It appears to have been by one of the Sir John Franklin search expeditions about 1850.
See also
In Spanish: Lago Selawik para niños
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