65 ° 29' 37" N,
167 ° 41' 3.001" W
Nome (CA)
82 ft (24.99 m)
on Bering Sea coast, at mouth of Anikovik River, 14 mi. SW of Cape Prince of Wales and 41 mi. NW of Teller; Seward Peninsula High.
Historysite of a mining camp established in 1899. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), noted; "In the spring of 1900 York promised to be a place of importance, but in the early fall its population had been reduced to about twenty or thirty." he widely disseminated the announcement that stream tin had been found in the vicinity of York (Steidtmann and Cathcart, 1922, p. 13-14). the latter part of the season (1901), a great many prospectors searched the York region for tin" (Collier, 1904, p. 11). office was established here in 1900 and was discontinued in 1902 (Ricks, 1965, p. 72). collection of cabins and tents" (Collier and others, 1908, p. 59).
Big Potato Mountain, Little Potato Mountain, Potato Mountain,
Rivers:Anikovik River, Kanauguk River,
Streams:Baituk Creek, Banner Creek, Black Creek, Boulder Creek, Buckner Creek, Carmen Creek, Clear Creek, Deer Creek, Dry Creek, Eureka Creek, Flat Creek, Fremont Creek, Gold Creek, Ishut Creek, Jarvis Creek, Justice Creek, Kigezruk Creek, Lynx Creek, Manna Creek, Montana Creek, Moonlight Creek, Oakland Creek, Ocean Creek, Onnuteschuik Creek, Philadelphia Creek, Prince of Wales Creek, South Fork Buck Creek, South Fork Grouse Creek, Sutter Creek, Village Creek, West Fork Buck Creek,
Valleys:Cities:York,
