Information About

Shiniak

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 48' 0" N,
161 ° 57' 0" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Quinhagak

Shiniak in Detail.

About

on E shore of Kuskokwim Bay, N of Kanektok River, 50 mi. NW of Goodnews, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Former Eskimo village reported as "Shiniagmiut," meaning "Shiniak people," by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Recorded as "Shineyagamute" by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 U.S. Census. Its population in 1880 was 40; in 1890, 7. The Moravian missionaries had a warehouse here in 1910, which appeared on some maps as "Mission Warehouse."

Topo Maps

Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews D-8 (1954), Goodnews Bay D-8 (1954), Goodnews Bay (1979), Goodnews Bay (1979), Goodnews Bay D-8 SW (2017),
Places Near Shiniak
Cities:

Oyak, Shiniak,

Channels:

Warehouse Channel,

Cities:

Quinhagak,

Cliffs:

Warehouse Bluff,

Lakes:

Ithagsutlek Lake, Tsingigkalik Lake,

Rivers:

Kanektok River, North Mouth Arolik River, South Mouth Arolik River,

Streams:

Bessie Creek, Kanagtatlek Creek, Kikku Creek, Nakee Creek, North Branch Warehouse Creek, Oyak Creek, Sayalik Creek, South Branch Warehouse Creek, Stoggnang Creek, Tungak Creek, Warehouse Creek, Weelung Creek,