Kiwalik, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States
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- Kiwalik
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- population 10, on NE coast of Seward Peninsula, between Spafarief Bay and Kiwalik Lagoon; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
- Eskimo village named for the Kiwalik River, reported in 1850 as "Kualiug-miut" by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and published in 1852 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1455. Census as "Kugalukmute," population 12. became a supply point for mining activities in the Candle area. The Keewalik post office was established in 1902 and operated intermittently until 1907. increased to 24 in 1940.
- 66.022777866° 01' 22.0"N-161.8419444161° 50' 31.0"W
- Candle 7.9 mi. S
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 4 m
- 189749823
- Updated Apr 19, 2020