The Sheenjek River is a 200-mile (320 km) tributary of the Porcupine River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] It begins in the eastern part of the Brooks Range and flows southward to meet the larger river northeast of Fort Yukon.[1]
Its name derives from the Gwich'in word "khiinjik," meaning "dog-salmon river"."[5] Explorer J.H. Turner called it the Salmon River.[3]
In the United States, the geographic location most remote from human trails, roads, or settlements is found here, at the headwaters of the Sheenjek River.
^ abcde"Sheenjek River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
^ abcOrth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567(PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 861. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
^"National Wild and Scenic Rivers System". rivers.gov. National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
^Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 437. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X.
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