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Vankahini River

Vankahini River

Region:
  • Yakutat
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 16 ft (4.88 m)
About

one of five rivers on delta of Alsek River, flows S into Gulf of Alaska, 50 mi. SE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain

History of Vankahini River

Tlingit Indian name reported by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "R(eka) Vankagina" or "Vankagina River." Name is not shown on recent maps.