Alaska Gazetteer
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.
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Platinum, AK
(8.4 miles SSE) |
Goodnews Bay, AK
(11.2 miles E) |
| Goodnews Mining Camp, AK (15.2 miles SSE) |
