Coordinates: 69°14′N 162°05′W / 69.233°N 162.083°W / 69.233; -162.083

Epizetka River

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Epizetka River is a stream in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States. It flows to Kasegaluk Lagoon.[1] The name is of Eskimo origin.[2] It is also spelled Kipisatkak, Kipisatkuk and Epizotka, Epizetko, and Qipigsatqaq, from the Iñupiaq "it twists".[3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Epizetka River
  2. Geological Survey (U.S.) (1960). Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 53.
  3. Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Geological Survey, Professional Paper 567. Washington: United States Government Printing Office.

69°14′N 162°05′W / 69.233°N 162.083°W / 69.233; -162.083