City of Atqasuk, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
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- Atqasuk
- City of Atqasuk
- Incorporated City
- On W bank of the Meade River near Imarkrak Lake, 100 km (62 mi) ESE of Wainwright and 95 km (59 mi) SSW of Barrow, Arctic Plain.
- Name is an Inupiaq Eskimo word meaning "the place to dig the rock that burns," in reference to a large coal seam located here according to 1923 fieldsheet by E. C. Guerin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Another Eskimo name, "Tikiluk," was reported in 1951. A post office was established there in 1951 with the name "Meade River." It was discontinued in 1957.
- 70.469166770° 28' 09.0"N-157.3994444157° 23' 58.0"W
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 216
- 17 m
- 612285180
- Updated Apr 19, 2020