Information About

Baird Inlet

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Location

60 ° 48' 32" N,
164 ° 5' 21.001" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Chefornak

Length

35 mi (56.33 km)

Baird Inlet in Detail.

About

Borders NE Nelson Island, drained primarily by Ningaluk and Kolovinerak Rivers, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 35 miles long.

History

Named in 1880 by Ivan Petoff for Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1823-1887. The Eskimo name is "Nunavarok" according to a 1949 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) report.

Topo Maps

Baird Inlet (1951), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet D-6 (1954), Baird Inlet D-6 (1954),

Places Near Baird Inlet

Capes:

Kalarvik Point, Mouse Point,

Islands:

Olor Island, Ptarmigan Island,

Lakes:

Baird Inlet, Goldeneye Lake, Kagalurpak Lake, Lou Lake,

Rivers:

Agucharuk River, Ciissinraq River,