Information About

Yakchilak

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 18' 0" N,
162 ° 27' 0" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Tuntutuliak

Yakchilak in Detail.

About

on Helmick Point, 43 mi. SW of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Former Eskimo village reported in 1878 by E. W. Nelson, U. S. Signal Service, who gave its name as "Yukhtokialgamute." W. S. Post and J. E. Spurr, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), spelled the name "Yachtshilagamut," which they obtained in 1898 from J. H. Kilbuck, Moravian missionary.

Topo Maps

Baird Inlet (1951), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet B-2 (1954), Baird Inlet B-2 (1954), Baird Inlet B-2 SE (2017),
Places Near Yakchilak
Cities:

Kinak, Shevenak, Yakchilak,

Capes:

Beacon Point, Eek Point, Helmick Point, West Point,

Channels:

Eek Channel,

Cities:

Tuntutuliak,

Islands:

Eek Island,

Rivers:

Eek River, Eenayarak River, Kialik River, Kinak River, Kuskokwim River, Kutukhun River, Meroyuk River, Tagayarak River,

Cities:

Aklut, Akulurak, Kuskovak,