Pitmegea River

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Pitmegea River
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough North Slope
Source De Long Mountains
 - elevation 1,076 ft (328 m) [1]
 - coordinates 68°37′30″N163°19′54″W / 68.62500°N 163.33167°W / 68.62500; -163.33167   [2]
Mouth Chukchi Sea
 - location Cape Sabine, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Cape Lisburne [3]
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [2]
 - coordinates 68°54′53″N164°37′32″W / 68.91472°N 164.62556°W / 68.91472; -164.62556 Coordinates: 68°54′53″N164°37′32″W / 68.91472°N 164.62556°W / 68.91472; -164.62556   [2]
Length 42 mi (68 km) [4]
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Location of the mouth of the Pitmegea River in Alaska

The Pitmegea River is a 42-mile (68 km) stream in the western North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. [4] From its source in the De Long Mountains, the river flows generally northwest to the Chukchi Sea at Cape Sabine, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Cape Lisburne [3] A prospector who explored the river in 1888 reported its Inuit name as Pitmegeak. [2]

North Slope Borough, Alaska Borough in the United States

North Slope Borough, established in 1972, is an Alaskan borough bounded on the south by the Brooks Range and located largely in the North Slope region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost formal community on the North American continent. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,430. The borough seat is Utqiagvik. The mayor is Harry K. Brower, Jr., first elected in a special election in July 2016 after recall of the previous mayor by an April 2016 election.

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References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Pitmegea River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 134. ISBN   978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. 1 2 Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 761. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.


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