Wevok Point

On the Chukchi Sea coast north of Point Hope, steep capes rise above the water and the seasonal ice. Iñupiat names distinguish a nearer cape, Uivvaq Qarvitoq, from the more distant Uivvaq Ungasiktuq; the name Uivvaq was also written Wevok. Hunters from Point Hope travelled to this coast for caribou and gathered birds and eggs from the cliffs. Bowhead whales pass the capes on their spring journey north from the Bering Sea.