Alaska Gazetteer
Lake Clark is a physical feature (lake) in Lake and Peninsula Borough. The primary coordinates for Lake Clark places it within the 99653 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Lake Clark |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | 2 mi. NE of Nondalton and 40 mi. W of Cook Inlet, Alaska Range. 40 miles long. |
| History: | "Named for John W. Clark, ""chief of the Nushagak trading post in 1891 and discoverer of the lake."" Probably named by A. B. Schanz, who was with the Frank Leslie Illustrated Newspaper Expedition, and who published the in 1891. According to Schanz, the native name is ""Kilchikh-vona,"" which may represent an Eskimo name with an Indian ending. A Russian map of 1802 shows this lake as ""Ilima"" (Baker, 1906, p. 186)." |
| Borough: | Lake and Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.2053451538 |
| Longitude: | -154.350402832 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lake Clark: Lake Clark.
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