Information About

Topanika

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Topanika on The Map

Location

64 ° 21' 0" N,
160 ° 57' 0" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Shaktoolik

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Topanika in Detail.

About

on E shore of Norton Sound, 22 mi. SE of Cape Denbigh, Nulato Hills

History

Former Eskimo village or camp published as "Tapkhamikhuagmut" by Lieutenant Zagoskin (1847, v. 1, p. 72). Recorded in 1869 as "Topaniks" by W. H. Dall (1870, p. 20); listed in the 1880 Census as Tup-hamikva," population 10, by Ivan Petroff.

Places Near Topanika
Cities:

Topanika, Ungalik,

Bays:

Reindeer Cove,

Capes:

Island Point,

Cities:

Shaktoolik,

Mountains:

Little Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Beeson Slough,

Rivers:

Ungalik River,

Streams:

Afternoon Creek, Diamond Creek, First Creek, Second Creek, Third Creek,