Earth:Akporvik Hill
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Short description: Mountain summit in the state of Alaska
| Akporvik Hill | |
|---|---|
  Akporvik Hill Location in Alaska | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 625 ft (191 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 258 ft (79 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 68°54′26″N 164°26′38″W / 68.90722°N 164.44389°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | De Long Mountains[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 > "Akporvik Hill". April 5, 2023. https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2.
- ↑ "De Long Mountains". https://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=1000. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Akporvik Hill
- ↑ "Akporvik Hill". United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1398021.
- ↑ Geological Survey (U.S.) (1960). Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 52. https://books.google.com/books?id=XEIRAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA52.
[ ⚑ ] 68°54′N 164°27′W / 68.9°N 164.45°W
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