Information About

Nation Reef

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Nation Reef on The Map

Location

65 ° 12' 10.001" N,
141 ° 49' 54.998" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Eagle

Elevation

774 ft (235.92 m)

Nation Reef in Detail.

About

in Yukon River at mouth of Fourth of July Creek, 34 mi. NNW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Local name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The generic "reef" may refer to rock stratum that extends into or across the Yukon River at this point and may be the same stratum that J. B. Mertie, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), called "Rock of Ages" in 1937.