Information About

Hamilton

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 53' 46" N,
163 ° 53' 39.001" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Kotlik

Hamilton in Detail.

About

population 35, on right bank of Apoon Pass, 21 mi. NE of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

The North American Transportation and Trading Company established a supply post and riverboat landing here about 1897, named for Charles H. Hamilton, assistant manager of the company. Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), recorded in 1844 an Eskimo settlement or camp at or near this place spelled "Aungua-mut" on an 1850 map.

Topo Maps

Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk (1952), Kwiguk D-4 (1952),

Places Near Hamilton

Islands:

Pieneluk Island,

Mountain Passes:

Apakshau Slough, Chapeluk Slough, Chinikluk Slough, Etokek Slough, Kakuktahuk Pass, Kamerchiluk Slough, Little Apoon Pass, Nunabiklu Slough, Nunachik Pass, Okfauchavuk Slough, Okshokwewhik Pass, Pieneluk Slough, Taksakwivik Slough,

Streams:

Kamerchluk Slough, Kaweehnali Slough, Nanvaranak Slough, Naringolapak Slough, Naringolapak Slough,

Streams:

Takwaklanuk Slough,

Cities:

Bill Moores, Hamilton, Kravaksarak, New Hamilton,