Information About

Tununak River

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 34' 43" N,
165 ° 16' 10.999" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Toksook Bay

Tununak River in Detail.

About

Heads at 603045N, 1651730W, flows N to Tununak Bay, SW of Tununak.

History

Eskimo name meaning "behind one's back." So called because "both forks of this river has its mouth at the village (?)"; reported in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island C-1 (1954), Nunivak Island (1958),

Places Near Tununak River

Bays:

Tununak Bay,

Capes:

Atrnak Point, Cape Vancouver, Chinigyak Cape, Chinit Point, Talurarevuk Point, Uluruk Point,

Cities:

Toksook Bay,

Hills:

Nealruk Mountain,

Mountains:

Killinupak Mountain, Kitnik Mountain, Ugchirnak Mountain,

Rivers:

Alakuchak River, Ikalugtulik River, North Fork Tununak River, Tununak River,

Cities:

Tununak, Umkumiute,