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Kakamut

Kakamut

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Wade Hampton (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 26 ft (7.92 m)
About

on N bank of Yukon River, 15.5 mi. SW of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim delta.

History of Kakamut

Eskimo name reported by Captain C. W. Raymond, USA, in 1869, as "Kochkogamute." U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) called it "Kochkomut" in 1898. This was a small settlement in 1916, consisting of about three cabins. It has the same number today.