Mint River (
Inupiaq: ''Kurgam aġua'') is a
waterway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
. It rises in the
York Mountains
York Mountains are located on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. They extend inland from the Bering Sea
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, north of the source of the
Anikovik River. It reaches the ocean through
Lopp Lagoon that extends about to the east from
Cape Prince of Wales
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. In its upper course, it has a narrow valley. Near the sea, it winds for about across the tundra.
References
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Rivers of the Seward Peninsula
Rivers of Alaska
Rivers of Nome Census Area, Alaska
Rivers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
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