City of Koyuk, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- Koyuk
- City of Koyuk
- Incorporated City
- population 129, on right bank at mouth of Koyuk River, 31 mi. NW of Christmas Mtn., Seward Peninsula High.
- Eskimo village reported in 1942-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who recorded its name as "Kvynkhak-,iut," meaning "Kvynkhak people." Baron Otto von Bendeleben, Western Union Telegraph Expedition, wrote the name "Konyukmute" in 1865. The village became a supply center for local mining, and a trading station, called "Norton Bay Station," was established about 1900. A post office was established in 1930. The population in 1930 was 110.
- 64.931944464° 55' 55.0"N-161.1569444161° 09' 25.0"W
- Dime Landing 13 mi. N
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 296
- 10 m
- 732480352
- Updated Apr 19, 2020