Alaska Gazetteer
Rurik Harbor is a physical feature (bay) in Yakutat Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Rurik Harbor |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | on S end of Khantaak I., 1 mi. N of Point Turner and 2.2 mi. NW of Yakutat; Malaspina Coastal Plain. |
| History: | named by Khromchenko, who surveyed the area in 1823, after a ship (brig) belonging to the Russian-American Co. originally applied to the combined water area of what is now Rurik Harbor and Port Mulgrave. the northernmost of the two bays. |
| Borough: | Yakutat Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.5777778625 |
| Longitude: | -139.780838013 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rurik Harbor: Rurik Harbor.
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| Situk, AK (12.7 miles SE) |
