Anikovik River
Anikovik River is a waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska. It heads in the York Mountains about 15 miles from the Bering Sea. As it leaves the mountains, it has a westerly course, but bending sharply to the south, it flows in that direction to the sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in United States of America
- Also known as: “Anakovik River”, “Onokoruk River”, “Up-nut”, and “Youp-nut”
- Historically known as: “Onokovuk River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include York.
York
Locality
York was a mining settlement in the U.S. state of Alaska during the late 19th- and early 20th-century. The mining camp was located at the mouth of Anikovik River, at Cape York on the Seward Peninsula, about 80 miles north-west of Nome and 45 miles north-west of Port Clarence. Wales, the westernmost settlement on the mainland United States, is 15 miles north-west of York at Cape Prince of Wales.
Anikovik River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Anikovik River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Anikovik”
- Cebuano: “Anikovik River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Anikovik”
- Venetian: “Anikovik”
- Welsh: “Afon Anikovik”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tin City and Wales.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Big Potato Mountain and Little Potato Mountain.
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