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Kwikluak

Kwikluak

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Wade Hampton (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 10 ft (3.05 m)
About

on S bank of Kwikluak Pass, Yukon Delta, 12.5 mi. SW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History of Kwikluak

Eskimo village which, according to Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44, was mentioned in 1832 by Alexander Glazanov. Zagoskin spelled it "Kvikhlyuak." G. R. Putnam, US@C&GS, recorded the name "Kaoklorokamiut" in 1899.