Qarr unaq

Qarr’unaq is a Yup’ik name for Kokhanok, on the southern shore of Iliamna Lake. The immense lake is part of the Kvichak drainage, through which salmon travel inland from Bristol Bay. The surrounding country has long been shared by Yup’ik, Alutiiq and Dena’ina peoples, whose fishing and hunting made use of its lakes, rivers and shores. The name belongs to this meeting place of inland waters and the Alaska Peninsula.