Lopp Lagoon

Lopp Lagoon
Taziq (Inupiaq)
Location of the lake in Alaska.
Location of the lake in Alaska.
Lopp Lagoon
LocationSeward Peninsula, Alaska
Coordinates65°43′21″N 167°49′11″W / 65.72250°N 167.81972°W / 65.72250; -167.81972
Typetidal lake

Lopp Lagoon (Inupiaq: Taziq) is a tidal lake NE of Cape Prince of Wales (the westernmost tip of the Seward Peninsula) in the U.S. state of Alaska. Many creeks empty into it, but the most water comes from the Mint River. Some salt water from the Pacific Ocean also enters the lagoon through several channels between it and the Bering Strait.

It was named in 1900 for William Thomas Lopp, a missionary among the Inuit and the civilian leader of the 1897–98 Overland Relief Expedition.

Historically, Lopp Lagoon has been an important source of food (salmon and waterfowl) for people living in the Wales, Alaska area.

Further reading

  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lopp Lagoon
  • Smith, Kathleen Lopp, Ed. Ice Window: Letters from a Bering Strait Village, 1892-1902. Juneau, Alaska: University of Alaska Press, 2002. ISBN 1-889963-21-6
  • "Northwest Arctic Subarea Contingency Plan from the Alaska Regional Response Team" (PDF). (1.35 MiB)


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