Information About

Apoon Pass

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Location

63 ° 2' 30.001" N,
163 ° 18' 18" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Kotlik

Apoon Pass in Detail.

About

water passage in Yukon Delta, flows NE 30 mi. from Kwikpak Pass to Pastol Bay, 41 mi. NE of Kwiguk; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Eskimo name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 2), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Prot(oka) Abkhun," or "Abkhun Watercourse." William Hamilton, U.S. Bureau of Education, "The natives compared the delta of the Uykon with its mouths to a human hand and have given the name 'Aphoon' (thumb) to its northernmost channel" (Baker, 1906, p. 103).

Topo Maps

St Michael (1951), Saint Michael A-3 (1952), Saint Michael A-3 (1952), St Michael (1952), St Michael (1952), St Michael (1952), St Michael (1952),

Places Near Apoon Pass

Cities:

Nakhliwak,

Bays:

Apoon Mouth, Pastol Bay,

Hills:

Hogback Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Kulmogon Slough, Kvichvauk Pass, Tatlalinguk Pass,

Rivers:

Pastoliak River, Pastolik River,

Streams:

Apoon Pass, Chaniliut Slough, Kvichvauk Pass, Nelutahalik Creek, Okwega Pass,

Cities:

Chaniliut, Pastolik,