Kukpowruk River
The Kukpowruk River is a stream, 160 miles long, in the western North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It arises in the De Long Mountains of the western Brooks Range and flows north into Kasegaluk Lagoon of the Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Alaska
- Also known as: “Kookpoowrook River”, “Kookpowrook River”, “Koopoowrook River”, “Ku-pou-ruk River”, “Kukpowrukuk River”, “Kupouruk River”, and “Kuukpaugruk”
Kukpowruk River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: North Slope, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
69.61583° or 69° 36′ 57″ north
Longitude
-163.01833° or 163° 1′ 6″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
92XRJX8J+8M
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Kukpowruk River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Kukpowruk”
- Catalan: “Kukpowruk”
- Cebuano: “Kukpowruk River”
- Dutch: “Kukpowruk River”
- French: “Kukpowruk”
- German: “Kukpowruk River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kukpowruk”
- Italian: “Kukpowruk”
- Lithuanian: “Kukpovrukas”
- Russian: “Кукповрук”
- Russian: “Кукпоурук”
- Venetian: “Kukpowruk”
- Welsh: “Afon Kukpowruk”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Point Lay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sitkok Point and Kukpowruk Pass.
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Worth a closer look: Juneau and Anchorage.
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