Information About

Takshak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Takshak on The Map

Location

61 ° 57' 28.001" N,
162 ° 10' 36.998" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Marshall

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Takshak in Detail.

About

on point of land between Five Day and Poltes Sloughs, 6 mi. NW of Marshall, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Eskimo village reported as "Takchag-miut" by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44. In 1949 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported this village abandoned, however, the 1950 Census listed a population of 39. It may be a summer village or camp.

Topo Maps

Marshall D-1 (1952), Marshall D-1 (1952), Marshall D-1 (1952), Marshall (1954), Marshall (1954), Marshall (1954),
Places Near Takshak
Cities:

Uglovaia,

Capes:

Moonlight Point,

Cities:

Marshall,

Cliffs:

The Bluff,

Islands:

Arbor Island, Nevensky Island, Rose Island,

Mountains:

Baldhead Mountain, Pilcher Mountain,

Rivers:

Five Day Slough, Kuyukutuk River, Monarch Slough, Wilson Creek Slough,

Streams:

Poltes Slough,

Streams:

Batto Creek, Bud Creek, Deep Creek, First Chance Creek, Hungry Creek, Number 1 Creek, Number One Creek, Our Creek, Owl Creek, Owl Creek, Pilcher Mountain Creek, Spruce Creek, Wahpoo Creek, Wilson Creek, Zone Creek,

Cities:

Ingrihak, Takshak,