Acharon Channel, Alaska, United States
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Acharon Channel is a channel located in Wade Hampton (CA) county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 62.5036111 latitude and -165.1977778 longitude. Acharon Channel is at an elevation of 0 ft (0 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Black C-1".
Description
channel at mouth of Yukon River, extends S 14 mi. from Kwikluak Channel to Bering Sea, between off-shore mud flats and mainland, 18 mi. SW of Kwiguk; Yulon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History
Eskimo name, "may be derived from the word for slough"; reported in 1898 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Channel |
| Latitude: | 62.5036111 |
| Longitude: | -165.1977778 |
| Elevation: | 0 ft / 0 m |
| County: | Wade Hampton (CA) |
| USGS Map Name: | Black C-1 |
