Colville River is a physical feature (stream) in North Slope Borough. The primary coordinates for Colville River places it within the 99734 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Colville River |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | Heads at the confluence of Thunder and Storm Creeks on the N slope of the De Long Mountains and flows E, NE, and then ENE to the Arctic Ocean at a broad delta. 350 miles long. |
History: | Named in 1837 by British explorers P. W. Dease and Thomas Simpson for Andrew Colvile (spelled Colville on their map and succeeding maps) of the Hudson Bay Company (Simpson, Thomas, 1843, p. 130). |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 70.4461135864 |
Longitude: | -150.357772827 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Colville River: Colville River.
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