Alaska Gazetteer
Skilak Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The primary coordinates for Skilak Lake places it within the AK 99572 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Skilak Lake |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | on Kenai Peninsula, 27 mi. SE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low. |
| History: | "Tanaina Indian name reported in 1840 by the Russian scientist I. G. Wosnesenski. Published in 1847 as ""Oz(ero) Skilyakh,"" meaning ""Skilyakh Lake,"" on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378. Skilak and Tustumena Lakes were shown on Ivan Petroff's 1880 map as one lake, to which he applied the name ""Skilakh Lake.""" |
| Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.4231681824 |
| Longitude: | -150.348876953 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Skilak Lake: Skilak Lake.
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 Skilak Lake does not include property ownership information.
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Funny River, AK
(15.1 miles WNW) Sterling, AK (16.2 miles WNW) |
Cooper Landing, AK
(18.2 miles ENE) |
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Naptowne, AK
(14.7 miles WNW) Snug Harbor, AK (19.8 miles ENE) |
