Hotham Inlet
| Hotham Inlet | ||
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| Waters | Chukchi Sea | |
| Land mass | North America | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 55 ′ N , 162 ° 2 ′ W | |
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| width | 24 km | |
| depth | 83 km | |
| surface | 1 170 km² | |
| Coastline | 215 km | |
| Tributaries | Kobuk River , Selawik Lake | |
 The Hotham Inlet connects Selawik Lake with Kotzebue Sound |
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The Hotham Inlet is an inland bay in northwestern Alaska .
The 1170 km³ large body of water has a length of 83 km and a maximum width of 24 km. The most important tributary is the Kobuk River . Its mouth delta extends over almost the entire east coast of the bay. To the north is Ekichuk Lake , a 9 km deep side bay of Hotham Inlet. To the south, a 1.5 km wide sound connects Hotham Inlet with Selawik Lake . To the west, the Baldwin Peninsula separates Hotham Inlet from the open sea. At its northern tip, opposite the mouth of the Noatak River , is the 3 km wide exit of Hotham Inlet to Kotzebue Sound .
In brackish water of Hotham Inlet wintered a regional beloribitsa -Population that in the summer to spawn migrates to the upper reaches of Kobuk River and Selawik River.
The bay was named after Vice Admiral Henry Hotham (1777-1833), an officer in the British Royal Navy .