Description
In the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island, between Olngooseenuk Mtn. and Taphook Mountain, 20 mi. SE of Gambell in the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island.
History
Eskimo name reported in 1932 by O. W. Geist, University of Alaska. The name was recorded at Gambell by Orth in 1965 as "Kiwaruk," meaning "growing river," the same name as that of the stream that heads in the pass and flows NW.