Information About

Kinegnak

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 49' 52" N,
161 ° 39' 43.999" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Kinegnak in Detail.

About

population 20, 1 mi. N of Chagvan Bay at junction of Kinegnak River and Kookukluk Creek and 28 mi. NE of Cape Newenham; Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

this village may have been established by Eskimos from the old village called "Kinegnak" near Cape Newenham. in 1938 by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); the name was published by Mertie (1940, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).