Alaska Gazetteer
Muknuk River is a physical feature (stream) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Muknuk River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | On Saint Lawrence Island, heading on the W slopes of the Kookooligit Mountains and flowing W to the Bering Sea, 7 mi SW of Eevwak Point, 12 mi. SW of Savoonga. |
| History: | "Eskimo descriptive name reported in 1965 by Orth, as ""Maknak,"" meaning ""a drainage."" The spelling recommended by the Savoonga village council in 1949, was ""Muknuk.""" |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.6027793884 |
| Longitude: | -170.82749939 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Muknuk River: Muknuk River.
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