Alaska Gazetteer
Gulkana River is a physical feature (stream) in Copper River Borough. The primary coordinates for Gulkana River places it within the AK 99588 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Gulkana River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at the SE end of Summit Lake at 630625N, 1452945W, flows S to the Copper River, 9 mi NE of Glennallen. 60 miles long. |
| History: | "Indian name reported by Oscar Rohn in 1899 as ""Kulkana."" Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, changed Rohn's spelling to its present form. Lieutenant H. T. Allen, USA, reported ""Tonkina"" as the streams Indian name in 1885." |
| Borough: | Copper River Borough |
| Latitude: | 62.2208328247 |
| Longitude: | -145.392776489 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gulkana River: Gulkana River.
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Gulkana, AK
(3.6 miles N) Gakona, AK (6.3 miles NNE) Glennallen, AK (9.2 miles SSW) |
Tazlina, AK
(11.3 miles S) Silver Springs, AK (14 miles S) Copper Center, AK (17 miles S) |
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Gakona Junction, AK
(4.9 miles NNE) Copperville, AK (12.2 miles S) |
