Umiat, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States

Overview of Umiat

• Name:
  Umiat
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  population 5, on N bank of Colville River, 75 mi. S of Harrison Bay, Arctic Slope.
• History (GNIS):
  Eskimo name meaning "boats," a name applied to the localtiy because the river boats were cached there. The name was borrowed from the Eskimo when an emergency airfield was established there, and in 1945 the place became a suppl y and operation base for oil exploration in Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4. The place is still maintained as a major airfield between Barrow and Fairbanks.
• Surveys:
  Township 1 South, Range 1 West, Umiat Principal Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:69.366944469° 22' 01.0"N

  Longitude:-152.1441667152° 08' 39.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Elevation:
  84 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  125421665
• Updated Apr 19, 2020