Alaska Gazetteer
Sakoonang Channel is a cultural feature (channel) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Sakoonang Channel |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | distributary of Colville River, between Nechelik and Tamayayak Channels, in Colville River Delta, Arctic Plain. |
| History: | "Eskimo name reported in 1951 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as Sakoonawg meaning ""big curves"" (?). The variant spelling on a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map probably represents a typographical error." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 70.3305587769 |
| Longitude: | -150.884170532 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sakoonang Channel: Sakoonang Channel.
| Alpine, AK (2.4 miles W) |
