River Lethe
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[[File:RiverLethe.jpg|thumb|Canyon cut in ash by River Lethe]] |
[[File:RiverLethe.jpg|thumb|Canyon cut in ash by 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 [[Ukak River]]. It flows through the [[Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes]] and meets the Ukak at {{Coord|58|23|44|N|155|24|00|W}}. |
The '''River Lethe''' is located 18 km (12 mi) west of [[Mount Katmai]], [[Alaska Peninsula]], and is the middle branch of the [[Ukak River]]. It flows through the [[Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes]] and meets the Ukak at {{Coord|58|23|44|N|155|24|00|W}}. |
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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.{{cite book|last1=Orth|first1=Donald|title=Dictionary of Alaska Place Names|date=1967|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_0y48AQAAMAAJ/page/n585 573]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_0y48AQAAMAAJ|quote=1917 by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic Society; inspired by Lethe, the river of forgetfulness in the Hades of Greek mythology.|accessdate=24 January 2016}} |
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.{{cite book|last1=Orth|first1=Donald|title=Dictionary of Alaska Place Names|date=1967|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_0y48AQAAMAAJ/page/n585 573]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_0y48AQAAMAAJ|quote=1917 by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic Society; inspired by Lethe, the river of forgetfulness in the Hades of Greek mythology.|accessdate=24 January 2016}} |
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