Alaska Gazetteer
Amphitheatre Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Copper River Borough. The primary coordinates for Amphitheatre Creek places it within the 99566 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Amphitheatre Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heading in the moraine of a glacier, just NE of Nizina Mountain, and flowing ESE to the W side of Nizina Glacier near its terminal end, 17 mi. NE of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts. 2.2 miles long. |
| History: | Named in 1962 by E. M. MacKevett, Jr., and D. L. Jones, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because the stream heads in a spectacular basin-like feature termed the amphitheatre. |
| Borough: | Copper River Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.6102790833 |
| Longitude: | -142.491394043 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Amphitheatre Creek: Amphitheatre Creek.
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