Nugnugaluktuk River

The Nugnugaluktuk River is a stream, 26 miles (42 km) long, on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It flows east from within the Nome Census Area to Goodhope Bay, about 37 miles (60 km) northwest of Deering in the Northwest Arctic Borough.[1] The bay is on Kotzebue Sound of the Chukchi Sea.[1] The entire course of the river lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.[4]

Nugnugaluktuk River
Location of the mouth of the Nugnugaluktuk River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
District	Nome Census Area, Northwest Arctic Borough
Physical characteristics
Source	Seward Peninsula
• location	Nome Census Area
• coordinates	66°09′24″N 164°48′28″W[1]
• elevation	104 ft (32 m)[2]
Mouth	Goodhope Bay on Kotzebue Sound of the Chukchi Sea
• location	37 miles (60 km) northwest of Deering, Northwest Arctic Borough
• coordinates	66°11′24″N 164°06′25″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	26 mi (42 km)[3]

The river's assigned name comes from the Inuit, as reported in 1903. In 1998, the Inupiat name was recorded as Liglignaqtuugvik.[1]