Agiak Lagoon is a lake in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States.[1] The name Agiak, derived from an Eskimo word meaning "file", was applied to the lagoon because it contains a bar which resembles a file.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agiak Lagoon
  2. ^ Geological Survey (U.S.) (1960). Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 52.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agiak_Lagoon
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