Skagway River is a physical feature (stream) in Skagway Borough. The primary coordinates for Skagway River places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Skagway River |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | Heads at glacier terminus in British Columbia, Canada, flows southwest across Alaska-Canada boundary, to Taiya Inlet, 0.65 km (0.4 mi) southwest of Skagway. |
History: | "A Tlingit Indian name said to mean ""home of the north wind."" Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) recorded ""Schkague."" In 1891 Lieutenant Commander Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), wrote ""Shkagway.""" |
Borough: | Skagway Borough |
Latitude: | 59.44972229 |
Longitude: | -135.331115723 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Skagway River: Skagway River.
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Skagway, AK
(< 0.1 mile) Lutak, AK (11.2 miles SW) |
Haines, AK
(15.8 miles SSW) Klukwan, AK (19.7 miles W) |
Tanani, AK
(13.1 miles SSW) Port Chilkoot, AK (15.7 miles SSW) |