Nichols Hills is a physical feature (range) in Dillingham (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Nichols Hills |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Range |
Description: | on E coast of Nushagak Peninsula, W of Nichols Spit, 36 mi. SW of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low. |
History: | "Named in 1890 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) probably for Commander Henry Ezra Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Hassler, who wrote a revised edition of the 1891 Coast Pilot. A descriptive name ""Ushki,"" meaning ""Ears,"" was given by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
Borough: | Dillingham (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.5627784729 |
Longitude: | -158.78527832 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nichols Hills: Nichols Hills.
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 Nichols Hills does not include property ownership information.
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