Information About

Neltushkin

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 15' 31" N,
134 ° 36' 20.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

66 ft (20.12 m)

Neltushkin in Detail.

About

on N shore of Whitewater Bay, on W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.

History

Tlingit Indian village reported as "Neltuschk-an," meaning "town on outside of point," in 1885 by Aurel Krause. It was called "Scutskon" by Ivan Petroff in the 10th Census in 1880. In 1880 the population was 246, "but subsequently they moved to Killisnoo" (Hodge, 1910, p. 11). The Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) recorded the name as "Naltuck-an."

Topo Maps

Sitka B-2 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka B-2 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka B-2 (2000), Sitka B-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Neltushkin

Cities:

Hood Bay, Killisnoo,

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Healy Rock, Lone Rock, Russian Reef,

Bays:

Chaik Bay, Echo Cove, Favorite Bay, Hood Bay, Killisnoo Harbor, Warm Spring Bay, Warm Springs Bay, Whitewater Bay, Wilson Cove,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Turbot, Point Wilson, Point Caution, Black Point, Bluff Point, Cabin Point, Deer Point, Distant Point, East Point, Flag Point, House Point, Rocky Point, Rocky Point, Point Samuel, Sand Point, Shelter Point, Village Point, Woody Point,

Cliffs:

Bold Cliff, White Cliff,

Islands:

Killisnoo Island, Lone Tree Islet, North Island, Sand Island, Table Island, Takatz Islands, White Rock,

Mountains:

Bahovec Peak, Bahovec Peak, Table Mountain,

Cities: