Information About

Sheldon Point

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Location

62 ° 31' 59.999" N,
164 ° 52' 0.001" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Nunam Iqua

Sheldon Point in Detail.

About

on left bank of Kwemeluk Pass, 18 mi. SW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Locally named for "a man named Sheldon (complete name not available), who had a saltry on the point." Its Eskimo name is "Nunamekrot," meaning "long land," according to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1952.

Topo Maps

Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk C-6 (1952), Kwiguk C-6 (1952), Kwiguk C-6 (1952),

Places Near Sheldon Point

Cities:

Eleutak, Ingrakaklak, Waklarok,

Capes:

Nililak Point, Sheldon Point, Tin Can Point,

Channels:

Avogon Pass, Caseys Channel, Kwiklokchun Channel, Kwikluak Channel, Kwikoktuk Pass, Nurukomarot Channel,

Cities:

Nunam Iqua,

Islands:

Avogon Island, Blind Island, Flat Island, Kaluchagun Island, Munson Island,

Mountain Passes:

Blind Slough, Elukozuk Slough, Kaluchagun Slough,

Rivers:

Alakanuk Pass, Kanyak River, Kwemeluk Pass, Nagosakchowik Slough, Taranovokchovik Pass, Yukon River,

Streams:

Kuiukpak Slough, Putmik Slough, Waklarok Slough,

Streams:

Nuzukanuk Pass,

Cities:

Kwikluak, New Fort Hamilton, Nililak,