Wevok, Alaska Explained

Wevok, Alaska
Settlement Type:Unincorporated area
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Alaska
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Borough
Subdivision Name2:North Slope
Leader Title:Borough mayor
Leader Name:Harry K. Brower, Jr.
Leader Title1:State senator
Leader Name1:Donny Olson (D)
Leader Title2:State rep.
Leader Name2:John Lincoln (I)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Elevation Ft:56
Coordinates:68.8719°N -166.0903°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Wevok (Iñupiaq: Uivvaq) is a former Iñupiat village in the western part of North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Its name is derived from the Iñupiat name of Cape Lisburne, which is 5km (03miles) to the west. Its maximum elevation is 17m (56feet).[1]

Demographics

Wevok appeared once on the 1880 U.S. Census as "Cape Lisburne", an unincorporated Inuit village of 13 residents (all Inuit).[2] The village did not report again on the census.

Climate

Wevok has a weather station at nearby Cape Lisburne. Wevok's climate is tundra climate (Köppen Dfc), as the average temperature in the hottest month is only around . Due to the influence of the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea, the coldest months of the year are usually from February to March, and the warmest time of the year is from the end of July to the beginning of August.

Notes and References

  1. 1415935. Wevok, Alaska.
  2. Web site: Statistics of the Population of Alaska . United States Census Bureau . 1880.