Stilt village of Ukivok on King Island, Alaska

• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
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• Subjects: Cliff-dwellings > Alaska > Ukivok; Eskimos > Structures > Alaska > Ukivok; Alaska Natives > Structures > Alaska > Ukivok; Eskimos > Dwellings > Alaska > Ukivok; Alaska Native > Dwellings > Alaska > Ukivok; Ukivok (Alaska) > Buildings; structures; etc.; Eskimo architecture > Alaska > Ukivok; Bering Sea; King Island; Kayak; Cape Prince of Wales; Cape Douglas; eskimo*; Inupiat; Nome; Alaska; walrus*
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/796

Filed in Alaska--Cities-- King Island is 2 miles across and located in the Bering Sea, 40 miles west of Cape Douglas and 43 miles south of Cape Prince of Wales. Ukivok was the native name for the island. The island was named in 1778 by British explorer Capt. James Cook for James King, a member of hi...