Information About

Shaktoolik

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 20' 2" N,
161 ° 9' 14" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Shaktoolik in Detail.

About

On the E shore of Norton Sound, 12 mi SE of the entrance to Norton Bay, Cape Denbigh, Nulato Hills.

History

Eskimo village reported in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who recorded it as "Tshakhtog-myut." The population was 60 in 1880; 38 in 1890; 73 office was located here from 1930 to 1933 and from 1944 to 1949 (Ricks, 1965, p . 58).

Topo Maps

Norton Bay (1948), Norton Bay (1948), Norton Bay B-5 (1950), Norton Bay B-5 (1950), Norton Bay B-5 (1950), Norton Bay (1951), Norton Bay (1951), Norton Bay (1955), Norton Bay (1955), Norton Bay (1955), Norton Bay (1955), Norton Bay B-5 SE (2014),
Places Near Shaktoolik
Cities:

Topanika,

Bays:

Malikfik Bay, Reindeer Cove, Shaktoolik Bay,

Capes:

Point Dexter, Island Point,

Cities:

Shaktoolik,

Islands:

Besboro Island,

Mountains:

Little Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Beeson Slough,

Rivers:

Shaktoolik River, Tagoomenik River,

Streams:

First Creek, Junction Creek, Second Creek, Third Creek,