Flambeau River (Alaska) Explained

Flambeau River is a waterway on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. It has a broad, basin-shaped valley,[1] and terminates as a tributary to Safety Sound. Its name is first recorded by Edward Chester Barnard of the United States Geological Survey (1900).[2] The nearby gold prospect deposit site, "Flambeau River", is named after the waterway.[3]

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64.47°N -164.867°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Geological Survey (U.S.). Brooks. Alfred Hulse. Collier. Arthur James . Walter Curran Mendenhall . George Burr Richardson. Reconnaissances in the Cape Nome and Norton Bay regions, Alaska, in 1900. 29 March 2013. Public domain. 1901. Government Printing Office. 54–.
  2. Book: Baker, Marcus. Geographic dictionary of Alaska. 30 March 2013. Public domain. 1906. Government Printing Office. 258–.
  3. Web site: "Flambeau River" in Nome, AK, Gold Prospect . 19 June 2017.

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