Pitmegea River
Pitmegea River is located in Alaska
Pitmegea River
Location of the mouth of the Pitmegea River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope
Physical characteristics
SourceDe Long Mountains
 • coordinates68°37′30″N 163°19′54″W / 68.62500°N 163.33167°W / 68.62500; -163.33167[1]
 • elevation1,076 ft (328 m)[2]
MouthChukchi Sea
 • location
Cape Sabine, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Cape Lisburne[3]
 • coordinates
68°54′53″N 164°37′32″W / 68.91472°N 164.62556°W / 68.91472; -164.62556[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length42 mi (68 km)[4]

The Pitmegea River is a 42-mile (68 km) stream in the western North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[4] From its source in the De Long Mountains, the river flows generally northwest to the Chukchi Sea at Cape Sabine, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Cape Lisburne[3] A prospector who explored the river in 1888 reported its Inuit name as Pitmegeak.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pitmegea River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ a b Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. ^ a b Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 761. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.



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