Alaska Gazetteer
Pah River is a physical feature (stream) in Northwest Arctic Borough. The primary coordinates for Pah River places it within the 99786 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Pah River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads at 663400N1550900W, flows W to Kobuk River 32 mi. SE of Shungnak, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. |
| History: | "Eskimo name meaning ""stream mouth (pang)"" probably applied to the stream by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1885, and spelled by him ""Par."" According to Lieutenant Cantwell (1885, p. 31), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), the Eskimo name for the stream was ""Chok-way-chok"" (also spelled ""Shok-ah-bok-shegiak"") which he says refers to the ""rapid current"" at the stream's mouth. See Pah Rapids." |
| Borough: | Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Latitude: | 66.7733306885 |
| Longitude: | -156.043884277 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pah River: Pah River.
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