Alaska Gazetteer
Lava Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Nome Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Lava Lake |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | 20 mi W of Imuruk Lake and 18 mi NE of the confluence of the Kuzitrin and Noxapaga Rivers, Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | "Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); ""The name 'Lava Lake' was applied by the 11th Weather Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) to a weather station operated on the east shore of the lake in 1945.""" |
| Borough: | Nome Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.5894622803 |
| Longitude: | -163.909408569 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lava Lake: Lava Lake.
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