Description
Acharon Channel is located channel at mouth of Yukon River, extends S 14 mi. from Kwikluak Channel to Bering Sea, between off-shore mud flats and mainland, 18 mi. SW of Kwiguk; Yulon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History
Eskimo name, "may be derived from the word for slough"; reported in 1898 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).