Information About

Antlen River

Antlen River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yakutat
Nearest City:
Tributary to:
Length:
  • 6 mi (9.66 km)
Elevation:
  • 20 ft (6.1 m)
About

flows S 6 mi. to Ahrnklin River, 7 mi. W of Harlequin Lake and 20 mi. SE of Yakutat; Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History of Antlen River

A Tlingit Indian name reported as "R(eka) Aantlen," or "Antlen River," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who applied the name to the entire length of what is now the Ahrnklin River. "Ahrn-Klin" by Lieutenant Commander Moser (1902, pl. 43), U.S. Navy (USN).