River Lethe
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River Lethe is located 18 km (12 mi) west of Mount Katmai, Alaska Peninsula, and is the middle branch of the . It flows through the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and meets the Ukak at 58°23′44″N 155°24′00″W / 58.39556°N 155.40000°W.
The river was named in 1917 by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic Society; inspired by Lethe, the "river of forgetfulness" in the Hades of Greek mythology.[1]
A dry channel on Mars (which could carry water or lava) is named Lethe Vallis after this river.[2]
See also[]
- List of Alaska rivers
Coordinates: 58°23′44″N 155°24′00″W / 58.39556°N 155.40000°W
References[]
- ^ Orth, Donald (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 573. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
1917 by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic Society; inspired by Lethe, the river of forgetfulness in the Hades of Greek mythology.
- ^ "Lethe Vallis". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
Categories:
- Rivers of Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- Rivers of Alaska
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