City of Kivalina, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States

Overview of Kivalina

• Name:
  Kivalina
• Official Name:
  City of Kivalina
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  On barrier reef between Chukchi and Kivalina Lagoon, 43 mi NW of Noatak and 47 mi NW of Cape Krusenstern, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
• History (GNIS):
  Eskimo village originally located at the north end of the lagoon. Reported in 1847 by Lieutenant L.A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who gave its name as "Kivualinagmut". The village population was 87 in 1920, 99 in 1930, 98 in 1939, and 117 in 1950. The post office was established in 1940.
• Surveys:
  Township 27 North, Range 26 West, Kateel River Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:67.726944467° 43' 37.0"N

  Longitude:-164.5333333164° 31' 60.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Population:
  391
• Elevation:
  4 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  232572717
• Updated Apr 19, 2020