Selawik Lake

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Selawik Lake
Location Selawik, Alaska
Coordinates 66°29′39″N, 160°41′27″WCoordinates: 66°29′39″N, 160°41′27″W
Basin countries United States of America
Max. length 31 miles (50 km)
Surface area 404 square miles (1,050 km²)
Surface elevation 0 ft (0 m)

Selawik Lake is a lake located 7 miles (11 km) SW of Selawik, Alaska. It is long 31 miles (50 km) across. Eskimo name first reported in 1842-1844 by Lt. Lavrenty Zagoskin, IRN, who spelled it "Chilivik," and probably meant to apply to an Eskimo tribe or village. Appears to have been by one of the Sir John Franklin search expeditions about 1850.

Selawik Lake is the 3rd. largest lake in Alaska after Iliamna Lake and Becharof Lake, and 17th. largest lake in the United States of America. [1]

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  1. ^ NationalAtlas.Gov article - file of the People and Land of the United States. United States of America, Department of Interior.

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