Information About

Riley Channel

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 47' 12.001" N,
161 ° 51' 43.999" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Riley Channel in Detail.

About

a distributary of Kobuk River, flows SW to Hotham Inlet, 53 mi. WNW of Selawik, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

The name "Riley Channel" is written in pencil on a manuscript map by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN); probably named by him in 1885 for an Eskimo interpreter in his party, Ounalook, whom they nicknamed "Riley."

Topo Maps

Selawik D-6 (1951), Selawik D-6 (1951), Selawik D-6 (1951), Selawik (1951), Selawik D-6 (1952), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik D-6 SW (2014),

Places Near Riley Channel

Bays:

Hotham Inlet,

Capes:

Nimiuk Point,

Streams:

Lewis Rich Channel, Melvin Channel, Nulvororok Channel, Olikatuk Channel, Riley Channel,