Information About

Techek

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 28' 59.999" N,
162 ° 1' 59.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Stebbins

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Techek in Detail.

About

at or near Saint Michael, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Eskimo village name reported to mean "the bay"; recorded in 1842-44 by or . L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Tachik ili Agakhlyak," meaning "Tachik" or "Agakhlyak." In 1842 Zagoskin recorded a population of 19 Eskimos in 3 houses. The 1880 Census lists "Tachik," population included in that of Saint Michael.