Epizetka River

Epizetka River is a stream in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States. It flows to Kasegaluk Lagoon.[1]

The name is of Eskimo origin.[2] It is also spelled Kipisatkak, Kipisatkuk and Epizotka, Epizetko, and Qipigsatqaq, from the Iñupiaq "it twists".[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Epizetka River
  2. ^ Geological Survey (U.S.) (1960). Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 53.
  3. ^ Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Geological Survey, Professional Paper 567. Washington: United States Government Printing Office.

69°14′N 162°05′W / 69.233°N 162.083°W / 69.233; -162.083


Stub icon

This article about a location in the North Slope Borough, Alaska is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to a river in Alaska is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.