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Feather River (Alaska)

Coordinates: 64°50′20″N 166°23′23″W / 64.83889°N 166.38972°W / 64.83889; -166.38972
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Feather River
Feather River (Alaska) is located in Alaska
Feather River (Alaska)
Location of the mouth of the Feather River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
DistrictNome Census Area
Physical characteristics
SourceSeward Peninsula
 • locationKigluaik Mountains
 • coordinates64°52′52″N 165°54′24″W / 64.88111°N 165.90667°W / 64.88111; -165.90667[1]
 • elevation2,113 ft (644 m)[2]
MouthBering Sea
 • location
38 miles (61 km) northwest of Nome
 • coordinates
64°50′20″N 166°23′23″W / 64.83889°N 166.38972°W / 64.83889; -166.38972[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length17 mi (27 km)[1]

Feather River is a stream, 17 miles (27 km) long, on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Flowing west[1] in the Nome mining district, it debouches a little north of Cape Woolley on the Bering Sea.[3] Its creeks include Livingston, from the east; Thistle and Wills, from the north; and Johnston, from the east.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Feather River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  2. ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ^ a b Baker, Marcus (1906). Geographic dictionary of Alaska (Public domain ed.). Government Printing Office. pp. 253, 337, 410, 623, 675–. Retrieved 31 March 2013.