Agiak Lagoon, Alaska, United States
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Agiak Lagoon is a lake located in North Slope county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 68.9139607 latitude and -164.5088493 longitude. Agiak Lagoon is at an elevation of 2 ft (7 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "De Long Mountains D-5".
Description
on Chukchi Sea coast, E of Cape Sabine and W of mouth of Mutaktuk Creek, 38 mi. NW of Mount Kelly, Arctic Slope
History
Eskimo name meaning "to file (or rub)" obtained at Point Lay and reported in 1956 by Orth; so called because the shoreward side of the offshore bar is serrated and resembles teeth of a file (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p.52).
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Lake |
| Latitude: | 68.9139607 |
| Longitude: | -164.5088493 |
| Elevation: | 2 ft / 7 m |
| County: | North Slope |
| USGS Map Name: | De Long Mountains D-5 |
