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  1. Iliamna Lake Monster: The Legend of Alaska's 30-Foot …

    • North America is filled with tales of strange creaturesthat may or may not exist. Many of them are legends that have been passed down for generations. Most people are familiar with the tales of legendary cry… See more

    The Location of The Legend.

    To understand more of the legend, we should probably explore the setting in depth a little more. Many people have never heard of Iliamna Lakeunless you are from southwest … See more

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    The Monster Legend.

    The first modern reports of something mysterious swimming around Alaska's largest lake started to gain attention in the 1940s. However, Native American legends about myst… See more

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    The Search For The Fish, and Possible Explanations.

    Because of the remote location of this lake, it has not harbored as many expeditions to seek out the truthas some place more accessible like Loch Ness. However, there have been … See more

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    The Legend Lives on.

    While there are many possible logical explanations for the Iliamna Lake monster, until someone proves one of them, the legend will continue to live. Perhaps an angler will l… See more

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  1. The Iliamna Lake Monster, also known as Illie, Gonakadet or Jig-ik-nak, is an aquatic cryptid that is reported to dwell in Iliamna Lake, a large natural lake located in the southwestern portion of Alaska. The lake is about 77 miles long, 22 miles wide and 988 feet deep at its deepest point.
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    The Iliamna Lake Monster (commonly referred to as Illie) is a legend well known to the villages surrounding Lake Iliamna (Alaska’s largest lake). The tales describe a very large fish that roves the waters of Lake Iliamna. The supposed monster is said to be anywhere between 10 and 30 feet.
    www.fishasl.com/timeline-history-lake-iliamna-mon…
    Jeremy Wade, presenter of Animal Planet's River Monsters, is among those who speculate these sightings of a reputed "monster" are of a white sturgeon. Others believe that it is a Pacific sleeper shark. Evidence of this is corroborated by a 2012 YouTube video that shows a smaller Pacific sleeper shark in Lake Iliamna.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliamna_Lake
    A common theory suggests that the Iliamna Lake Monster is actually a gigantic lake sturgeon, a huge fish with armor like scales covering their backs. These fish, which have been around since before the dinosaurs, do match most descriptions of the Iliamna Lake Monster fairly well.
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  3. Iliamna Lake Monster – Unraveling the Mystery - The …

    Lesser known than other famous cryptid counterparts, the legend of the Lake Iliamna Monster has endured for generations in Alaska. Though, before it was the elusive monster playfully referred to as “Illie,” it was known to the natives as

  4. Inside one man’s quest to photograph the elusive …

    May 8, 2019 · A couple years ago, Mark Stigar was using gear big enough to catch halibut on a lead line in about 100 feet of water in Iliamna Lake. Something wreaked havoc on his gear.

  5. Iliamna Lake Monster | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom

    The Iliamna Lake Monster, also known as Illie to many locals, Gonakadet in Tlingit, or Jig-ik-nak in Aleutian, is an aquatic cryptid reported to dwell in the small Alaskan fishing village of Iliamna. The native’s tales describe a large beast …

  6. Tales of Lake Iliamna monster resurface with new …

    Jun 29, 2017 · The so-called Lake Iliamna monster has been in local lore for generations. The villages of Kakhonak, Newhalen and Pile Bay on Lake Iliamna all have their stories of an unknown creature of...

  7. The Iliamna Lake Monster: A Beast in Alaska’s Largest Lake

  8. Iliamna Lake - Wikipedia

    Iliamna Lake or Lake Iliamna (/ ˌ ɪ l i ˈ æ m n ə / IL-ee-AM-nə; [3] Yup'ik: Nanvarpak; Dena'ina Athabascan: Nila Vena) is a lake in southwest Alaska, at the north end of the Alaska Peninsula, between Kvichak Bay and Cook Inlet, …

  9. Search renewed for Iliamna Lake's 'monster' with DNA …

    May 8, 2019 · People around Iliamna Lake have reported seeing the creature – only in quick glimpses – since the late 1940s. But there’s never been proof of what exactly it is. Now, a team has plans to sift...

  10. Iliamna Lake Monster: TRUTH Behind Alaska’s Cryptid …

    Jul 31, 2022 · Many Alaskan natives have dubbed these supposed giant northern pike to that of the “The Iliamna Lake Monster” or “Illie” for short. In fact, some of the earliest reports of this lake monster come from the Tlingit people, who call …

  11. Timeline History of the Iliamna Lake Monster

    Jul 18, 2017 · The Iliamna Lake Monster (commonly referred to as Illie) is a legend well known to the villages surrounding Lake Iliamna (Alaska’s largest lake). The tales describe a very large fish that roves the waters of Lake …