Emmonak is located at the mouth of the Yukon River, 10 miles from the Bering Sea.

The village was originally called Kwiguk, a Yup'ik word meaning "big stream." Emmonak is a Yup'ik Eskimo village involved in commercial fishing, processing, and subsistence activities.

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