History of Apoon Pass

Eskimo name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 2), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Prot(oka) Abkhun," or "Abkhun Watercourse." William Hamilton, U.S. Bureau of Education, "The natives compared the delta of the Uykon with its mouths to a human hand and have given the name 'Aphoon' (thumb) to its northernmost channel" (Baker, 1906, p. 103).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Apoon Pass

Nakhliwak,

Apoon Mouth, Pastol Bay,

Hogback Hill,

Kulmogon Slough, Kvichvauk Pass, Tatlalinguk Pass,

Pastoliak River, Pastolik River,

Apoon Pass, Chaniliut Slough, Kvichvauk Pass, Nelutahalik Creek, Okwega Pass,

Chaniliut, Pastolik,