Alaska Gazetteer
Hoholitna River is a physical feature (stream) in Bethel (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Hoholitna River places it within the 99557 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Hoholitna River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads in Whitefish Lake at 60560@n, 1545900W, flows NW to Holitna River 13 mi. SE of its junction Ith Kuskokwim River, 14 mi. S of Sleetmute, Stony River Low. 165 miles long. |
| History: | "Present spelling of Indian name in 1914 can be attributed to R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Name obtained in 1898 ""from A. Lind, a trader"" was ""Haliknuk,"" which was said to mean ""sudden (unexpected)"" by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Eskimo name ""Agalitnak"" obtained in 1942-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
| Borough: | Bethel (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.5108337402 |
| Longitude: | -156.986114502 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hoholitna River: Hoholitna River.
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| Mellicks Trading Post, AK (13.5 miles NNW) |
