Information About

Scammon Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Scammon Bay on The Map

Location

61 ° 50' 34.001" N,
165 ° 34' 54.001" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Chevak

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Scammon Bay in Detail.

About

population 115, at N foot of Askinuk Mts., on left bank of Kun River 1 mi. from its mouth, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

The post office, established in 1951, is primarily responsible for standardizing this name on maps as Scammon Bay; named for the nearby bay. The village is known in Eskimo as "Mariak" and the people are referred to as Mariagamiut.

Topo Maps

Hooper Bay (1951), Hooper Bay D-2 (1952), Hooper Bay D-2 (1952), Hooper Bay (1953), Hooper Bay (1953), Hooper Bay (1953), Hooper Bay (1953), Hooper Bay (1953),
Places Near Scammon Bay
Bays:

Kongishluk Bay,

Capes:

Point Dyer,

Hills:

Kikuktok Mountain,

Mountains:

Castle Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Igiayarok Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Askinuk Mountains,

Rivers:

Chelunginik River, Ear River, Kolomak River, Komoiarak Slough, Kun River, Kuttak River, Kwecharak River,

Cities:

Kutmiut, Scammon Bay,