Wulik River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wulik River |
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 Location of the mouth of the Wulik River in Alaska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope, Northwest Arctic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | De Long Mountains 5 miles (8 km) north of Sheep Mountain, North Slope 2,563 ft (781 m) 68°22′43″N 162°51′45″W / 68.37861°N 162.86250°W |
| River mouth | Kivalina Lagoon, Chukchi Sea East of Kivalina, Northwest Arctic 0 ft (0 m) 67°43′54″N 164°31′01″W / 67.73167°N 164.51694°W |
| Length | 80 mi (130 km) |
The Wulik River is a stream, about 80 miles (130 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. Originating in the De Long Mountains in the North Slope Borough, it flows southwest to Kivalina Lagoon in the Chukchi Sea, east of Kivalina
Umiak Bend, along the river and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Kivalina, was named after an Inuit skin boat (umiak) was destroyed there by rough water.
In 1886, a United States Navy lieutenant reported the Inuit name of this river as "Woleek."
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