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Shungnak, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States


Alternative Names:Isinnaq, Nuurviuraq, SHG, Shungnak
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
Region:Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States
Latitude:66° 53' 17" N
Longitude:157° 8' 11" W
Lat/Long (dec):66.88806,-157.13639
Köppen climate type:Dfc : Subarctic climate
Elevation:54m
Population:273 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:5874123
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5874123:2
GUID:9c8336aa-b163-41c5-ad8b-f9a02933bf23
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SH013; upper Wesley Creek area), Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA66° 59' 34" N157° 0' 56" W12.8km (7.9 miles)
Lower Dahl Creek Mine, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA66° 57' 24" N156° 53' 5" W13.4km (8.3 miles)
Cosmos Creek Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 0' 36" N157° 8' 23" W13.6km (8.4 miles)
Cosmos Hills, Brooks Range, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 0' 0" N157° 0' 0" W13.8km (8.6 miles)
Shungnak River Mine, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA66° 59' 44" N157° 18' 18" W14.1km (8.7 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AR015), Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 0' 36" N157° 0' 35" W14.6km (9.1 miles)
Bismark Creek Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 0' 20" N157° 17' 22" W14.7km (9.1 miles)
Upper Dahl Creek Mine, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA66° 58' 31" N156° 51' 32" W15.5km (9.6 miles)
Shungnak Rivers; Shingnek Creek Mine, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 1' 50" N157° 14' 4" W16.4km (10.2 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SH009; mouth of Stockley Creek), Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA66° 59' 23" N156° 50' 59" W16.9km (10.5 miles)
Bismark Mountain Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 2' 59" N157° 15' 35" W18.8km (11.7 miles)
Dahl Creek Head; Asbestos Mountain; Ing-Ink Mine, Ambler Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 0' 32" N156° 49' 28" W19.1km (11.9 miles)
Aurora Mt. prospect, Ambler Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 3' 42" N157° 5' 30" W19.4km (12.1 miles)
Riley Creek Mine, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 2' 20" N156° 53' 48" W19.7km (12.3 miles)
Pardner's Hill; Partners Hill; Eightmile Mt. Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 3' 50" N157° 1' 0" W20.2km (12.6 miles)
Ruby Creek Prospect, Bornite, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 3' 46" N156° 56' 48" W21.1km (13.1 miles)
Jay Creek Occurrence, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 4' 11" N156° 57' 36" W21.6km (13.4 miles)
Bornite, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 4' 0" N156° 56' 9" W21.7km (13.5 miles)
Ruby Creek, Amber Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA67° 4' 59" N157° 0' 0" W22.5km (14.0 miles)
Lynx Creek Mine, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA66° 58' 46" N156° 40' 11" W22.7km (14.1 miles)
California Creek Mine, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA66° 57' 24" N156° 37' 28" W23.6km (14.7 miles)
Iron Mountain Occurrence, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 5' 59" N157° 0' 0" W24.3km (15.1 miles)
Canyon Creek Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 0' 0" N156° 37' 46" W25.3km (15.7 miles)
Pearl Creek Prospect, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 5' 59" N156° 48' 0" W27.7km (17.2 miles)
Snow Prospect, Kiana Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 15' 0" N157° 0' 0" W40.7km (25.3 miles)
Agnes Creek Prospect, Kiana Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 13' 48" N157° 29' 22" W41.0km (25.5 miles)
Jade Hills Occurrence, Kiana Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 10' 12" N157° 48' 0" W42.6km (26.5 miles)
Bud Group, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 13' 10" N156° 38' 0" W42.8km (26.6 miles)
Sunshine Creek Prospect (CS), Bud Group, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 13' 10" N156° 37' 46" W42.9km (26.7 miles)
Sleet Creek Prospect, Kiana Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA67° 16' 48" N157° 11' 23" W43.6km (27.1 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Kobuk-Selawik Basin, North America PlateBasin
Koyukuk north Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
Alaska, USAState
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USABorough
 
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