Information About

Unakwik Inlet

Unakwik Inlet

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
About

Located on the south coast of Alaska, trends south from terminus of Meares Glacier to Prince William Sound, 38 miles northeast of Whittier, Chugach Mountains. (AK-T1)

History of Unakwik Inlet

Eskimo name reported in 1898 as "Unaguig Inlet" by Captain Glenn (1899, p. 24), USA. Its present spelling was given by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). (AK-T1)