Stariski Creek

Stariski Creek is a stream in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, in the United States.^[1] The creek is located at 59° 52' 55" N, 151° 47' 50" W and flows west into Cook Inlet at Cape Starichkof, approximately 19 miles northwest of Homer, Alaska.

"Stariski" is a name derived from the Russian word staryy, meaning "old".^[2]

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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stariski Creek
^ Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 914.

59°53′23″N 151°47′14″W / 59.8898°N 151.7872°W / 59.8898; -151.7872

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stariski Creek

[2] Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 914.

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