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Ch-akajabena Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 12' 31.903" N,
152 ° 35' 8.707" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Kenai

Elevation

1142 ft (348.08 m)

Ch-akajabena Lake in Detail.

About

Located in the Alaska Range between the Chigmit Mountains and the Tordrillo Mountains, 77 km (48 mi) west-northwest of Tyonek. 15 miles long.

History

The name is of Dena’ina origin, meaning “tail extends-out lake” (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) case research). Tanaina Indian name reported in 1927 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); "obtained from Chilligan, an old Tyonek Indian."

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek A-7 (1958), Tyonek A-7 (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek A-7 NW (2017),
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Basins:

West Torbert Cirque,

Glaciers:

Harpoon Glacier, McArthur Glacier, Pothole Glacier, Shamrock Glacier,

Lakes:

Ch-akajabena Lake,

Mountains:

Ch-akajabena Mountain, Mount Nagishlamina, Mount Torbert,

Mountain Ranges:

Tordrillo Mountains,

Rivers:

Chilligan River, Nagishlamina River,