Alaska Gazetteer
Kwiniuk River is a physical feature (stream) in Nome (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Kwiniuk River places it within the 99739 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Kwiniuk River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows NE to Norton Bay at Moses Point, 72 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | "Eskimo name reported as ""Quinnehuk"" on the 1900 ""Map of Nome Peninsula"" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee. Davidson and Blakeslee applied ""Quinnehuk"" to a stream to the southwest and applied ""Oweruk"" to this stream." |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 64.6977767944 |
| Longitude: | -162.035552979 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kwiniuk River: Kwiniuk River.
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Moses Point Fishing Village, AK
(< 0.1 mile) Moses Point, AK (< 0.1 mile) |
Walla Walla, AK
(16.4 miles SW) |
