Nanvakfak Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Bethel Borough.
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Feature Name: | Nanvakfak Lake |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Lake |
Description: | 1 mi. NW of Goodnews Bay and 13 mi. W of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. |
History: | "Eskimo name meaning ""big lagoon"" reported in 1902 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party. The local name ""Big Lake"" was reported about 1940 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). It is also known as ""Great Lake""; this name was obtained about 1951 at Goodnews by J. M. Hoare, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)." |
Borough: | Bethel Borough |
Latitude: | 59.1270828247 |
Longitude: | -161.902069092 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nanvakfak Lake: Nanvakfak Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Nanvakfak Lake does not include property ownership information.
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(8.4 miles SSE) |
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(11.2 miles E) |
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