Information About

Kuna River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map

Location

68 ° 57' 29.999" N,
157 ° 35' 19" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Atqasuk

Elevation

1119 ft (341.07 m)

Kuna River in Detail.

About

heads in Brooks Range flows NNE to Colville River, 20 mi. NE of Liberator Lake.

History

This Eskimo name was given by P. S. Smith and J. B. Mertie, Jr. (1930, map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of the many geese seen here. It refers to the lesser snow goose, (Chen hyperborea hyperborea), which Gabrielson and Lincoln (1959, p. 137) list in Barrow Eskimo as "Ku-no."

Topo Maps

Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass D-3 (1984), Howard Pass D-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Kuna River

Mountains:

Tunugarat Hill,

Ridges:

Kuakat Ridge,

Rivers:

Kuna River,

Streams:

Anuk Creek, Cutaway Creek, Swayback Creek,