Information About

Beluga

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 10' 45.001" N,
151 ° 1' 25" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Soldotna

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Beluga in Detail.

About

at Cottonwood Beach on NW shore of Cook Inlet, 8 mi. NE of Tyonek, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Name of a Tanaina Indian village reported at present site in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A map indicates a site with four or five buildings. A 1933 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map placed the village five miles NE of the present Beluga along the Beluga River. See Belgua River.