Description
Extends E 13 mi off Naknek lake, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 23 mi NW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range.
History
Eskimo name published in 1922 by R.F. Griggs, National Geographic Society, for this very deep lake. On some Russian maps the name "Iliuk" is applied to Naknek Lake. In 1923, R.H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported another native name as "Nanva-Nelhook," meaning "very bad lake."