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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Epizetka River
- ^ Geological Survey (U.S.) (1960). Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 53.
- ^ 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
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