Black River is a physical feature (stream) in Northwest Arctic Borough. The primary coordinates for Black River places it within the 99786 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Black River |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | flows to Kobuk River, 11 mi. W of Shungnak, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 13 miles long. |
History: | "Named by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1885. Its Eskimo name, according to Lieutenant Cantwell (1884, p. 61), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), was ""Umakalookta,"" ""Am-mok-a-look-tok (or tah),"" ""Um-nok-a-luk-ta,"" or ""Um-ok-a-look-tok.""" |
Borough: | Northwest Arctic Borough |
Latitude: | 66.9169464111 |
Longitude: | -157.505554199 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Black River: Black River.
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Shungnak, AK
(10.2 miles E) Ambler, AK (15 miles NW) |
Kobuk, AK
(16.9 miles E) |
Bornite, AK (18.1 miles ENE) |