History of Tununak

Eskimo village which was visited in December 1878 by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, and reported as "Tununuk," population 6; listed as "Dununak" in the 1890 Census, population 48; 65 in 1939; and 112 in 1950. A Roman Catholic mission was established here in 1891.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Tununak

Tununak Bay,

Atrnak Point, Cape Vancouver, Chinigyak Cape, Chinit Point, Talurarevuk Point, Uluruk Point,

Toksook Bay,

Nealruk Mountain,

Killinupak Mountain, Kitnik Mountain, Ugchirnak Mountain,

Alakuchak River, Ikalugtulik River, North Fork Tununak River, Tununak River,

Tununak, Umkumiute,