Information About

Shaktoolik River

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 22' 16" N,
161 ° 11' 3.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Dolly Varden

Shaktoolik River in Detail.

About

Flows SW to Shaktoolik Bay on the E side of Norton Sound, 11 mi ESE of the entrance to Norton Bay, 22 mi. SW of Christmas Mtn., Nulato Hills.

History

Eskimo name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 2), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "R(eka) Shakhtolik."

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 River

Bays:

Malikfik Bay, Reindeer Cove, Shaktoolik Bay,

Capes:

Point Dexter, Island Point,

Cities:

Mountains:

Little Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Rivers:

Shaktoolik River, Sineak River, Tagoomenik River,

Streams:

First Creek, Second Creek, Third Creek,