Auke Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Juneau City Borough. The primary coordinates for Auke Lake places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Auke Lake |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Lake |
Description: | 1mi. E of village of Auke Bay and 12 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 0.8 mile wide. |
History: | Originally called Aylward Lake by early miners for Edward Aylward who, in 1884, located mining claims in the vicinity. The present name is derived from the name of the Auks, a subdivision of the Tlingit Indians, who lived in this area (Dearmond, 1957,p. 6). The name was published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Knopf, 1912a, pl. 1). |
Borough: | Juneau City Borough |
Latitude: | 58.3874320984 |
Longitude: | -134.631439209 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Auke Lake: Auke Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Auke Lake does not include property ownership information.
Auke Bay, AK
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