The Kasegaluk Lagoon (
Iñupiaq: ''Qasigialik'') is a coastal
lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') a ...
located in the western part of the
North Slope of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
. It is separated from the
Chukchi Sea
Chukchi Sea ( rus, Чуко́тское мо́ре, r=Chukotskoye more, p=tɕʊˈkotskəjə ˈmorʲɪ), sometimes referred to as the Chuuk Sea, Chukotsk Sea or the Sea of Chukotsk, is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west b ...
by a series of long, thin barrier islands that stretch south and north-east from the town of
Point Lay
Point Lay (''Kali ''in Inupiaq- "Mound") is a census-designated place (CDP) in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 189, down from 247 in 2000.
Geography and climate
Point Lay is located at (69.7410 ...
and westwards down to
Icy Cape. There are seven passes through these islands. The lagoon receives the waters from the
Kukpowruk,
Kokolik, and
Utukok Rivers.
Kasegaluk Lagoon extends for about , from approximately to .
The lagoon's
Inuit
Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
name was formerly reported as "Kasegarlik" but it was changed in 1929 to its present spelling. In 1965, at
Wainwright, the lagoon's name was recorded as "Kasegelik," meaning "
spotted seal
The spotted seal (''Phoca largha''), also known as the larga seal or largha seal, is a member of the family Phocidae, and is considered a "true seal". It inhabits ice floes and waters of the north Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas. It is primarily ...
place" or "having spotted seal."
See also
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List of islands of Alaska
This is a list of islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. Approximately 2,670 named islands help to make Alaska the largest state in the United States.
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References
External links
*Google Maps
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*Topozone Maps
*Diagramatic map available on Page 40 of Lowry, L.F., K.J. Frost, R. Davis, R.S. Suydam, and D.P. DeMaster. 1994.
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*U.S. Dept. of Commerce NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-38, 71 pages.
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Lagoons of Alaska
Bodies of water of North Slope Borough, Alaska
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