Information About

Nunivak Island

Quick Facts

Region:

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City:

Mekoryuk

Elevation:

659 ft (200.86 m)

Hills:

Ahding Ingrid Mountain, Ingri Butte, Jayalik Hill, Jiskooksnuk Hill, Kikalrodik Hill, Kikdooli Butte, Kikikyak Hill, Kimiksthek Hill, Kimixthoruk Hill, Kiolik Hill, Seemalik Butte,

Ranges:

Ingrijoak Hills, Ingrilukat Hills, Kimijooksuk Buttes, Kimikthak Hills, Kimit Hills,

Tributaries :

Ahding Ingrid Mountain, Ingri Butte, Jayalik Hill, Jiskooksnuk Hill, Kikalrodik Hill, Kikdooli Butte, Kikikyak Hill, Kimiksthek Hill, Kimixthoruk Hill, Kiolik Hill, Seemalik Butte,
Ingrijoak Hills, Ingrilukat Hills, Kimijooksuk Buttes, Kimikthak Hills, Kimit Hills,

About

in Bering Sea, separated from Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta by Etolin Strait; Youkon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History of Nunivak Island

discovered on July 21, 1821, by Captain Lieutenant M. N. Vasiliev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and named after his ship Otkritie (Discovery). Khromchenko of the Russian American Company found the island about the same time. "Nounivak" (sic) had been properly retained on charts and added, had this course been followed in other cases, much confusion and embarrassment would have been avoided.