Alaska Gazetteer
Platinum Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Bethel (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Platinum Creek places it within the 99651 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Platinum Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows SE to Salmon River, 25 mi. NE of Cape Newenham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. |
| History: | Prospectors' name reported in 1933 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and published by Mertie (1940, pl. 1 and p. 59). Much mining activity has occurred along this creek since platinum was discovered on Fox Gulch, one of its tributaries, in 1926. |
| Borough: | Bethel (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.8950004578 |
| Longitude: | -161.725830078 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Platinum Creek: Platinum Creek.
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 Platinum Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Platinum, AK
(8.8 miles NNW) |
Goodnews Bay, AK
(16.2 miles NNE) |
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Goodnews Mining Camp, AK
(1.9 miles N) |
Kinegnak, AK
(4.9 miles SSE) |
