Martin River

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Coordinates: 59°45′46″N 151°00′17″W / 59.76278°N 151.00472°W / 59.76278; -151.00472
Martin River
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Kenai Peninsula
Source Kenai Mountains, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
 - location Portlock Glacier
 - elevation 1,810 ft (552 m) [1]
 - coordinates 59°40′28″N 150°58′02″W / 59.67444°N 150.96722°W / 59.67444; -150.96722 [2]
Mouth Kachemak Bay
 - location 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Homer
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [2]
 - coordinates 59°45′46″N 151°00′17″W / 59.76278°N 151.00472°W / 59.76278; -151.00472 [2]
Length 7 mi (11 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Martin River in Alaska

The Martin River is a stream on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Beginning at Portlock Glacier in the Kenai Mountains, it flows north for 7 miles (11 km) into Kachemak Bay.[3] The upper river lies within Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.[4] The river mouth is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Homer.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Martin River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. p. 626. Retrieved December 16, 2013. 
  4. ↑ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5. 



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