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The Wulik River is a stream, about 80 miles (130 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Originating in the De Long Mountains in the North Slope Borough, it flows southwest to Kivalina Lagoon in the Chukchi Sea, east of Kivalina[1]

Umiak Bend, along the river and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Kivalina, was named after an Inuit skin boat (umiak) was destroyed there by rough water.[2]

In 1886, a United States Navy lieutenant reported the Inuit name of this river as "Woleek."[1]

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  2. ^ Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 1007. Retrieved September 12, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)


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