Kivalina River

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Location of Kivalina, Alaska

The Kivalina River is a 60 mile long river in northwest Alaska, located at 67°43′N, 164°29′W. It begins in the De Long Mountains and flows southwest 96 km (60 miles) to Kivalina Lagoon in the Chukchi Sea.[1]

The village of Kivalina is located on a reef at the mouth of the river.

Its Inuit name was spelled "Kuveleek" by Lt. G. M. Stoney (1900, map), USN, in 1885. Present spelling adopted in 1904.

[edit] References

  1. ^ USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Kivalina River. Accessed Aug 20, 2007.
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