Alaska Gazetteer
Kusilvak Mountains is a physical feature (range) in Kusilvak Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Kusilvak Mountains |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Range |
| Description: | In Yukon Delta, extends along SE shore of Nunavakanuk Lake, 26 mi WSW of Mountain Village, 50 mi. S of Kwiguk Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. |
| History: | "Eskimo name reported in 1867 as ""Kusilvak"" by Dall (1870, p. 232), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The plural form of the generic is relatively recent. The Russian maps called it ""Ingieguk,"" undoubtedly the Eskimo name meaning ""mountain.""" |
| Borough: | Kusilvak Borough |
| Latitude: | 62.0159797668 |
| Longitude: | -164.560073853 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kusilvak Mountains: Kusilvak Mountains.
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