Nugnugaluktuk River
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The Nugnugaluktuk River is a 26 mi. long river in the Seward Peninsula
in the U.S. state
of Alaska
. It flows E to Goodhope Bay in the Chukchi Sea
, 37 mi. NW of Deering
, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. Its Inuit
name was obtained in 1903 by D. C. Witherspoon, USGS.
Seward Peninsula
The Seward Peninsula is a large peninsula on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It projects about into the Bering Sea between Norton Sound, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound, just below the Arctic Circle...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. It flows E to Goodhope Bay in the Chukchi Sea
Chukchi Sea
Chukchi Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west by the De Long Strait, off Wrangel Island, and in the east by Point Barrow, Alaska, beyond which lies the Beaufort Sea. The Bering Strait forms its southernmost limit and connects it to the Bering Sea and the Pacific...
, 37 mi. NW of Deering
Deering
Deering may refer to:Places:* Deering, Alaska* Deering, Missouri* Deering, New Hampshire* Deering, North Dakota* North Deering, a neighborhood in Portland, MainePeople:* Charles Deering, U.S. business man and philanthropist...
, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. Its Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
name was obtained in 1903 by D. C. Witherspoon, USGS.