Atqasuk (Alaska)
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Name (Hebrew)
אטקאסוק (אלסקה)
Name (Latin)
Atqasuk (Alaska)
Other forms of name
Atkasak (Alaska)
Atkasook (Alaska)
Atkasuk (Alaska)
Mead River (Alaska)
Meade River (Alaska)
Meade River Village (Alaska)
Tikikluk (Alaska)
Tikilook (Alaska)
Tikiluk (Alaska)
Coordinates
-157.4180556 -157.4180556 70.47777778 70.47777778 (gooearth )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GNIS, Dec. 16, 2003(Atqasuk, PPL, on W bank of the Meade River 100 km (62 mi) ESE of Wainwright and 95 km (59 mi) SSW of Barrow, North Slope Co., variant: Atkasak, Atkasook, Atkasuk, Mead River, Meade River, Meade River Village, Tikikluk, Tikilook, Tikiluk, 70°28ʹ10ʺN, 157°12ʹ45ʺW)
- Vegetation, Atkasook Alaska, 1978
- GNIS, Dec. 16, 2003(Atqasuk, PPL, on W bank of the Meade River 100 km (62 mi) ESE of Wainwright and 95 km (59 mi) SSW of Barrow, North Slope Co., variant: Atkasak, Atkasook, Atkasuk, Mead River, Meade River, Meade River Village, Tikikluk, Tikilook, Tikiluk, 70⁰0ʹ2810N, 157⁰0ʹ1245W)
- Rand McNally comm. atlas, 2002(Atqasuk (Atkasook), North Slope)
Wikipedia description:
Atqasuk (English: /ˈɑtkəsuk/; Iñupiaq: [ɐtqɐsuk]) is a small Iñupiat city in the North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 276 at the 2020 census and 233 at the 2010 census. The name of the city means “downslope” in the Iñupiaq language. The city is governed by the Native Village of Atqasuk, and maintains a predominantly subsistence-based lifestyle centered on hunting, fishing, and gathering.
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