Acharon Channel is a cultural feature (channel) in Kusilvak (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Acharon Channel |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
Description: | channel at mouth of Yukon River, extends S 14 mi. from Kwikluak Channel to Bering Sea, between off-shore mud flats and mainland, 18 mi. SW of Kwiguk; Yulon-Kuskokwim Delta. |
History: | "Eskimo name, ""may be derived from the word for slough""; reported in 1898 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)." |
Borough: | Kusilvak (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 62.5036125183 |
Longitude: | -165.197784424 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Acharon Channel: Acharon Channel.
Black, AK
(12.4 miles SSW) Nililak, AK (14.4 miles ENE) Kwikluak, AK (16.5 miles ENE) |
New Fort Hamilton, AK
(18 miles NNE) Kwikak, AK (18.6 miles SSW) |