geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Unalakleet River in the U.S. state of Alaska flows southwest 90 miles (145 km) from the Kaltag Mountains to near the town of Unalakleet, on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea.[3]
River in Alaska, United States
Unalakleet River |
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Location of the mouth of the Unalakleet River in Alaska |
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Country | United States |
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State | Alaska |
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Census Area | Yukon–Koyukuk, Nome |
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Source | Kaltag Mountains |
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• location | Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area |
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• coordinates | 64°20′27″N 159°12′12″W[1] |
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• elevation | 2,329 ft (710 m)[2] |
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Mouth | Norton Sound |
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• location | Near Unalakleet, Nome Census Area |
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• coordinates | 63°52′10″N 160°47′16″W[1] |
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• elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m)[1] |
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Length | 90 mi (140 km)[3] |
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Type | Wild |
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Designated | December 2, 1980 |
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In 1980, the upper 80 miles (130 km) of the river was protected as "wild" as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.[4] Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the wild segment of the river is fished for king and silver salmon, Arctic grayling, and char.[4] Other forms of recreation along the river include boating and camping in summer and snowmobiling, dog mushing, ice fishing, hunting, and trapping in winter.[5] For part of its length, the Iditarod Trail runs along the Unalakleet.[5]
History
The river's name is Inupiat for "place where the east wind blows."[6] Historically, the river provided a good connection between native coastal settlements and those in the interior along the Yukon River.[6] The route, including what is called the Kaltag Portage, was the shortest connection between the Yukon and Norton Sound.[7]
Eskimos have lived near the Unalakleet for many centuries. House pits in the region date to 200 B.C. In the 1830s, after the Russian-American Company established trading posts at St. Michael and Unalakleet, Lieutenant Lavrenty Zagoskin of the Imperial Russian Navy filed the first non-native reports about the Unalakleet.[7]
In 1898, herders from Lapland settled along the river, where they established reindeer herds. Shortly thereafter, prospectors seeking gold on the nearby Seward Peninsula traveled over the Kaltag Portage and downriver to the coast. Subsequent changes included a telegraph line and associated cabins along the river and establishment of a mail route.[7]
See also
References
- "Unalakleet River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 1008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- "Unalakleet River, Alaska". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- "Unalakleet National Wild River: Recreation". Bureau of Land Management. February 22, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- "Explore the Unalakleet National Wild River!". Bureau of Land Management. September 3, 2009. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- Jettmar, Karen (2008) [1993]. The Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier (3rd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Menasha Ridge Press. pp. 80–82. ISBN 978-0-89732-957-6.
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На других языках
[de] Unalakleet River
Der Unalakleet River ist ein 165 km langer Zufluss des Beringmeers im Westen Alaskas.
- [en] Unalakleet River
[ru] Уналаклит (река)
Уналаклит (англ. Unalakleet River) — река на западе штата Аляска, США. Берёт начало в районе горного хребта Калтаг и течёт в юго-западном направлении. Впадает в залив Нортон Берингова моря вблизи города Уналаклит. Длина реки составляет 145 км[1].
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