Information About

Karluk

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Karluk on The Map

Location

57 ° 34' 18.998" N,
154 ° 27' 20.002" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Akhiok

Karluk in Detail.

About

population 129, on E coast of Kodiak I.

History

Native name reported in 1805 by Captain Lisianski (1814, p. 186), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Carlook" and as "Karloock" (map p. 169). The Russian American Company in 1849 reported a village at or near this location called "Kunakakhvak." The Karluk post office was established here in 1892 (Ricks, 1965, p. 31).

Topo Maps

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Places Near Karluk
Bays:

Karluk Anchorage, Northeast Harbor, Tanglefoot Bay,

Capes:

Cape Karluk, Cape Uyak,

Cliffs:

Sturgeon Head,

Dams:

Karluk Lagoon Dam, Old Karluk Dam,

Lakes:

Grant Lagoon, Karluk Lagoon,

Rivers:

Karluk River, Sturgeon River,

Streams:

Shasta Creek,

Cities:

Karluk,