Alaska Gazetteer
Chilkat River is a physical feature (stream) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Chilkat River places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Chilkat River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at Chilkat Glacier, in Coast Mountains in British Columbia, flows south and southwest to head of Chilkat Inlet 1 mile southwest of Haines and 18 miles south-southwest of Skagway, St. Elias Mountains; 52 miles long. |
| History: | "Named by the Russians for the Chilkat tribe of Tlingit Indians living in this region. The Indian name ""Tschilkathin"" was reported by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map)." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.2041664124 |
| Longitude: | -135.479721069 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chilkat River: Chilkat River.
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Haines, AK
(1.9 miles NE) Mud Bay, AK (4.7 miles SE) Lutak, AK (10 miles NNW) |
Skagway, AK
(18.5 miles NNE) Klukwan, AK (19.9 miles NW) |
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Port Chilkoot, AK
(2.4 miles NE) Tanani, AK (4.7 miles NNE) Chilkat, AK (20 miles NW) |
