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Nunivak Island

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Location

60 ° 5' 42" N,
166 ° 12' 40" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Mekoryuk

Elevation

659 ft (200.86 m)

Tributaries

Ahding Ingrid Mountain, Ingri Butte, Jayalik Hill, Jiskooksnuk Hill, Kikalrodik Hill, Kikdooli Butte, Kikikyak Hill, Kimiksthek Hill, Kimixthoruk Hill, Kiolik Hill, Seemalik Butte, Ingrijoak Hills, Ingrilukat Hills, Kimijooksuk Buttes, Kimikthak Hills, Kimit Hills,

Nunivak Island in Detail.

About

in Bering Sea, separated from Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta by Etolin Strait; Youkon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

discovered on July 21, 1821, by Captain Lieutenant M. N. Vasiliev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and named after his ship Otkritie (Discovery). Khromchenko of the Russian American Company found the island about the same time. "Nounivak" (sic) had been properly retained on charts and added, had this course been followed in other cases, much confusion and embarrassment would have been avoided.

Topo Maps

Nunivak Island A-4 (1952), Nunivak Island A-4 (1952), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1958),

Related Places

Ingrijoak Hills, Ingrilukat Hills, Kimijooksuk Buttes, Kimikthak Hills, Kimit Hills,

Places Near Nunivak Island

Craters:

Binalik Crater, Ikathiwik Crater, Nanwaksjiak Crater,

Hills:

Ingrilukat-Naskorat Hill, Kimijooksuk Butte,

Islands:

Nunivak Island,

Lakes:

Ahkiwiksnuk Lake, Karon Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Roberts,

Mountain Ranges:

Kimijooksuk Buttes,