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Akporvik Hill

Coordinates: 68°54′N 164°27′W / 68.900°N 164.450°W / 68.900; -164.450
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Akporvik Hill
Akporvik Hill is located in Alaska
Akporvik Hill
Akporvik Hill
Location in Alaska
Highest point
Elevation625 ft (191 m)[1]
Prominence258 ft (79 m)[1]
Coordinates68°54′26″N 164°26′38″W / 68.90722°N 164.44389°W / 68.90722; -164.44389
Geography
LocationNorth Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
Parent rangeDe Long Mountains[2]
Topo mapUSGS De Long Mountains

Akporvik Hill is a summit in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States.[3] Akporvik Hill is located South of Agiak Lagoon, near the Chukchi Sea coast, between Mutaktuk Creek and Pitmegea River, 36 miles northwest of Mount Kelly.[4]

Akporvik is derived from an Eskimo word meaning "racetrack" or "runway".[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b > "Akporvik Hill". April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "De Long Mountains". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Akporvik Hill
  4. ^ "Akporvik Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. March 31, 1981. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Geological Survey (U.S.) (1960). Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 52.

68°54′N 164°27′W / 68.900°N 164.450°W / 68.900; -164.450