Kuskokwim Bay is a bay in southwestern
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 ...
, at about . It is about long, and wide. It is named for the
Kuskokwim River, which empties into the bay. The largest community on the bay is the city of
Quinhagak.
The entire bay is located inside the Nunivak Island, Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area, an 8.2 million acre
essential fish habitat established in 2008 which prohibits fishing with nonpelagic trawl gear.
References
Bays of the Bering Sea
Bays of Alaska
Bodies of water of Bethel Census Area, Alaska
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