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Ungalik

Ungalik

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Nome (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 26 ft (7.92 m)
About

on SE shore of Norton Bay near mouth of Ungalik River, Nulato Hills.

History of Ungalik

Former Eskimo village reported in 1942-44 as "Ounag-touli" and "Unagtuligmut," by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). In the 1880 Census, Ivan Petroff listed "Oonakhtolik," population 15. The name is now applied to a placer mine several miles upstream.