Taku Harbor

Taku Harbor is a sheltered bay located about 22 miles southeast of central , , . With proximity to the Taku River, the harbor served as important center of trade for the Taku people, as a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and salmon cannery.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 171 feet (52 metres)
  • Description: human settlement in Alaska, United States of America
  • Also known as
    “Tako”
    “Takokakaan”
    “Takoo”
    “Takou Village”
    “Taku Settlement”
    “Taku-kon Villages”

Taku Harbor

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Latitude
58.06972° or 58° 4′ 11″ north
Longitude
-134.00972° or 134° 0′ 35″ west
Open location code
94C73X9R+V4
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Taku Harbor” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Taku Harbor”
  • Dutch: “Taku Harbor”
  • Japanese: “タク港”

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