Kanektok River
The Kanektok River is a 75-mile stream in southwestern Alaska in the United States. Beginning in the Ahklun Mountains at Kagati and Pegati lakes, it flows westward into Kuskokwim Bay on the Bering Sea at the city of Quinhagak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Alaska
- Also known as: “Kancshtuk River”, “Kanegtok River”, “Kanektuk River”, “Kanichtuk River”, “Kaniktuk River”, “Kwina River”, “Quina River”, “Quinahak River”, “Quinhagak River”, and “Quinhak River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quinhagak.
Quinhagak
Village
Photo: IceCreamForEveryone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quinhagak is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 776, up from 669 in 2010. The Yupik name for the village is Kuinerraq, meaning "new river channel." It has been dated to at least 1000 AD.
Kanektok River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bethel, Alaska, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Kanektok River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Kanektok River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Kanektok”
- Catalan: “Kanektok”
- Cebuano: “Kanektok River”
- Chinese: “卡內克托克河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كانيكتوك”
- French: “Kanektok”
- German: “Kanektok River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kanektok”
- Portuguese: “Rio Kanektok”
- Venetian: “Kanektok”
- Welsh: “Afon Kanektok”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chimekliak and Apokak.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tsingigkalik Lake and Quinhagak Airport.
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