Nuchek, Alaska

Nuchek (Núciq, Russian: Начек) is an abandoned village in the U.S. state of Alaska.

It is located on Hinchinbrook Island at Port Etches bay, Prince William Sound.

[1] The village was located by James Cook in 1776–79 and was later used by the Alaska Commercial Company as a trading station.

[1] In 1928, after the death of Nuchek's last chief, the Alutiiq people left the village.

[4] It reported 74 residents, of which 60 were Inuit, 11 were Creole (Mixed Russian & Native) and 3 Whites.