Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
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The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is one of the largest river delta systems on earth with around 70,000 km² . It is located at the mouth of the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers in the Bering Sea in western Alaska, between Bristol Bay in the south and Norton Sound in the north. With the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge , a protected area was created in the area of the delta in 1980.
The Kuskokwim flows into the bay of the same name in the southwest of the alluvial plain created by the rivers . The mouth of the Yukon lies in the northwest at the transition from the Norton Sound to the open sea. The island of Nunivak is separated from the mainland by the Etolin Strait , west of the deltas.
The region of the delta, which consists mainly of tundra , has approximately 20,000 inhabitants, 85% of whom are native to Alaska's Yupik and Athabasque peoples . The largest settlement and supply center is Bethel am Kuskokwim.
Between the Russian Mission on the Yukon and Upper Kalskag on the Kuskokwim, there is a historical land connection between the two rivers, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Portage .
Web links
- Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Service Area ( Memento from May 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 61 ° 22 ′ N , 163 ° 43 ′ W