Alaska Gazetteer
Andesite Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Andesite Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heading in Lava Lake and flowing SW to the Noxapaga River 7.5 mi NE of the confluence of the Noxapaga River and Turner Creek, 25 mi. W of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 6 miles long. |
| History: | "Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so named because ""the south bank consists of an andesite flow throughout most of the length of the stream."" Andesite is a specific type of lava." |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.5725021362 |
| Longitude: | -164.100830078 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Andesite Creek: Andesite Creek.
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