Kiwalik, Alaska
| Kiwalik | |
|---|---|
| unincorporated community | |
  Kiwalik Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 66°01′22″N 161°50′31″W / 66.02278°N 161.84194°WCoordinates: 66°01′22″N 161°50′31″W / 66.02278°N 161.84194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Reggie Joule[1] |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Benjamin Nageak (D) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1413351[2] |
Kiwalik (sometimes written Keewalik) is an unincorporated community in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located where the Kiwalik River flows into Kotzebue Sound on the Seward Peninsula, 97 km (60 mi) south of Kotzebue.
Kiwalik was once a small community that supported mining operations at Candle, 7 miles away on the Kiwalik River, by Candle Creek. It is now used only by subsistence hunters and travelers who stop to use the public shelter cabin on the public road (Kiwalik-Candle route) to access the graveyard, which is surrounded by private property. The community is now abandoned and dilapidated, filled with rusty hulks, trash and broken down buildings.
References
- ↑ "Community: Northwest Arctic Borough". Community Database Online. Juneau: Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, Division of Community and Regional Affairs. 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiwalik, Alaska
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