Kanektok River

The Kanektok River is a 75-mile stream in southwestern in the United States. Beginning in the at Kagati and Pegati lakes, it flows westward into Kuskokwim Bay on the Bering Sea at the city of .
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  • 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.

Village
is a city in , , . 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

Latitude
59.74611° or 59° 44′ 46″ north
Longitude
-161.93139° or 161° 55′ 53″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
92FWP3W9+CC
Geo­Names ID
5865784
Wiki­data ID
Q3192622
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Satellite Map

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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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kanektok River”. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Public domain.