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The Alaska Peninsula Highway in King Salmon King Salmon is on the north bank of the Naknek River on the Alaska Peninsula , about 16 mi (26 km) upriver from Naknek , near Naknek Lake . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has an area of 171.0 square miles (443 km 2 ), of which, 169.6 square miles (439 km 2 ) is land and 1.4 ...
King Salmon Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-03, LRR ID: A-07) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 0.4 miles (0.64 km) west of King Salmon, Alaska . The control center station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System .
The Chinook salmon / ʃ ɪ ˈ n ʊ k / (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon. [2] Its common name is derived from the Chinookan peoples. Other vernacular names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, Tsumen, spring salmon, chrome hog, Blackmouth, and Tyee salmon.
King Salmon Airport (IATA: AKN, ICAO: PAKN, FAA LID: AKN) is a state-owned public-use airport located just southeast of King Salmon, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] It was formerly the Naknek Air Force Base , named for its location near the Naknek River .
The King Salmon River is a 35-mile (56 km) tributary of the Ugashik River in the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] Beginning at Mother Goose Lake in the Aleutian Range, it flows northwest to meet the larger river near the upper reaches of Ugashik Bay. [3] The lake and the upper course of the King Salmon lie within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife ...
Alaskan Malamute: 2010 Fish: King salmon: 1962 Insect: Four-spot skimmer dragonfly: 1995 Land mammal: Moose: 1998 Marine mammal: Bowhead whale: 1983 Geology. Type Symbol
Naknek Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located just southeast of King Salmon, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] Following its closure, it has since been redeveloped into King Salmon Airport. The United States Army Air Corps built Naknek Air Base in 1941.
The river and lake are both known for their sockeye and other salmon. [4] The village of King Salmon is near the head of the river; Naknek and South Naknek lie at its mouth, on the north and south banks respectively. [5] The head lies within Katmai National Park and Preserve. [5]