Information About

Nanwalek

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 21' 23" N,
151 ° 55' 14.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seldovia

Elevation

95 ft (28.96 m)

Nanwalek in Detail.

About

On the Kenai Peninsula, NE shore of English Bay, S of Russian Point and the entrance to Port Graham, Chugach Mts.

History

The name of this unincorporated Alaska Native village was officially renamed by a decision of the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) July 12, 2007. Nanwalek means "place by the lagoon." The former name was derived from that of nearby English Bay and reported by the Census in 1940. This village appears to have been originally a Russian Post called "Alexandrovsk," meaning "Alexander" (Sarichev, 1826, map5). It was later called "Odinochka," meaning "a person living in solitude" (Tebenkov, 1852, map 5).

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia B-6 (1951), Seldovia B-6 (1951), Seldovia B-6 (1953), Seldovia B-6 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia B-6 SE (1987),
Places Near Nanwalek
Archipelagos:

Flat Islands,

Bars:

Bird Reef, Dangerous Cape Reef, English Bay Reef,

Bays:

Port Chatham, Chrome Bay, Clam Cove, Coal Cove, Ducan Slough, English Bay, Port Graham, Johnson Slough, Koyuktolik Bay, Seldovia Bay, Tulcan Slough,

Capes:

Point Adam, Point Bede, Cape Elizabeth, Claim Point, Dangerous Cape, Kelp Point, Point Naskowhak, Point Pogibshi, Russian Point, Seldovia Point, Watch Point,

Channels:

Chugach Passage,

Cities:

Seldovia,

Cliffs:

Gray Cliff, Red Bluff,

Dams:

Port Graham Dam Number 1, Port Graham Dam Number 2,

Islands:

Camel Rock, Chatham Island, Elizabeth Island, Magnet Rock, Passage Island, Powder Island,

Lakes:

Seldovia Lagoon, Trena Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Bede,

Mountain Passes:

Seldovia Slough,

Rivers:

English Bay River,

Cities:

Nanwalek, Port Graham,