Geology and Minerals
Kantishna, Alaska
Kantishna is an unincorporated community in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States, within Denali National Park and Preserve. Founded as a gold mining camp in 1905, it endured longer than similar communities in the area, having been constructed nearest to the source of the gold. It lies in the Kantishna Hills at the junction of Eureka Creek and Moose Creek, 3 mi (5 km) northwest of Wonder Lake, and near the mouth of the Kantishna River. Although the community was once also called "Eureka", the Board on Geographic Names officially ruled in favor of "Kantishna" in 1944, the name given to the post office that was built at the site in 1905. Its elevation is 1,696 feet (517 m).
Also on this shelf
Bathurst, New South Wales.
Alligator Rivers.
See also
- ▸Bruce Peninsula National Park
- ▸Captain John Purves and His Wife
- ▸Eastern Block of the North China Craton
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