Information About

Arctic Island

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 51' 20.002" N,
161 ° 19' 17" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Russian Mission

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Arctic Island in Detail.

About

in Yukon River SW of Johnson I., 4.4 mi. N of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 1 mile long.

History

Named about 1900 by pilots, for the riverboat Arctic which wintered several times in Kako Creek, behind the island (Curtin, 1938, p. 278). Recorded on a 1916 fieldsheet by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission D-7 (1952), Russian Mission D-7 (1952), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission D-7 SE (2017),

Places Near Arctic Island

Cities:

Ribnaia,

Capes:

Grand Junction Point,

Cities:

Russian Mission,

Cliffs:

Bareface Bluff,

Hills:

Mount Olive,

Islands:

Arctic Island, Circle Island, Esther Island, Flora Island, Grand Island, Johnson Island,

Lakes:

Kako Lake, Nunvotchuk Lake, Ocolaksuk Lake, Onolavik Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Chiniklik,

Mountain Passes:

Portage Slough,

Rivers:

Circle Slough, Talbiksok River, Thirtytwo Kazyga Slough,

Streams:

Portage Slough,

Streams:

Kako Creek,

Cities:

Kako Landing,