Information About

Harlequin Lake

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Location

59 ° 27' 8.69" N,
138 ° 55' 58.703" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Length

6.5 mi (10.46 km)

Elevation

82 ft (24.99 m)

Harlequin Lake in Detail.

About

6.5 miles long. At 1961 terminus of Yakutat Glacier, 30 mi. SE of Yakutat Bay, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by Blackwelder (1907, p. 424), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), " * * * from the fact that a pair of harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) were the only living things seen upon it." Also called Terminal Lake on a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) manuscript map dated 1907.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat B-3 (1959), Yakutat B-3 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat B-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Harlequin Lake

Glaciers:

Fourth Glacier, Miller Glacier, Moser Glacier, Yakutat Glacier,

Lakes:

Akwe Lake, Harlequin Lake, Italio Lake, Square Lake, Triangle Lake,

Mountains:

Black Tit, Crescent Mountain, Slate Peak,

Rivers:

Akwe River,

Streams:

Miller Creek, Moser Creek,