Information About

Ukak

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 43' 39" N,
164 ° 55' 57" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Toksook Bay

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Ukak in Detail.

About

on NW coast of Nelson Island, 27 mi. NE of Cape Vancouver, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Former Eskimo village, abandoned before 1945, now used as a summer camp; reported as "Ookagamiut," by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, who visited the village in December 1878. Ivan Petroff, in the 1880 Census, recorded "Ookagamute," population 25; 15 in 1939. Some maps have erroneously located this village on the Ningaluk River. See Unakak.