Information About

Pikmiktalik

Pikmiktalik

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Wade Hampton (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 16 ft (4.88 m)
About

population 14 (1940), on S bank of Pikmiktalik River, 8 mi. E of Point Romanof and 23 mi. SW of St. Michael, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

History of Pikmiktalik

Small Eskimo village mentioned in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, IRN, who spelled the name "Pikhmikhtalik." The Russian Hydrographic Dept. spelled it "Piemiektaligmiut" in 1852 on Chart 1455. Lieutenant Zagoskin recorded a population here of 45 Eskimos in 4 houses. The 1880 Census listed a population of 10.

Places Near Pikmiktalik
Cities:

Nokrot,

Capes:

Canal Point,

Rivers:

Kogok River, Kuiak River, Pikmiktalik River,

Cities:

Pikmiktalik,