Fortymile River is a physical feature (stream) in Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Fortymile River |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | formed by its North and South Forks, flows NE into Canada to Yukon River, 32 mi. SE of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High. 60 miles long. |
History: | "Prospectors' name given about 1886; so called because the mouth of the stream is about 40 miles below the former Hudsons Bay post called ""Fort Reliance."" It was called ""Cone-Hill River"" by Lieutenant Schwatka (1885, p. 248), USA, ""from the fact that three is a prominent conical hill in the center of its broad valley, near its mouth."" Gold was discovered here late in 1886 (Spurr, 1898, p. 115)." |
Borough: | Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 64.3150024414 |
Longitude: | -140.999160767 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fortymile River: Fortymile River.
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Jack Wade, AK (17.8 miles SW) |