Golofnin Bay
Golovnin Bay is a waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a part of Norton Sound. It is named in honor of Vasily Golovnin. Fish River empties into the bay. Situated on the Seward Peninsula, it is the only protected waterway south of Port Clarence.- Type: Bay
- Description: waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska
- Also known as: “Baie Golovnine”, “Gologine Bay”, “Golovain Bay”, “Golovin Bay”, “Golovine Bay”, “Golovnin Bay”, “Tachik”, “Tatchik”, “Techik”, and “Zaliva Golovina”
- Address: AK
Golofnin Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
64.41556° or 64° 24′ 56″ northLongitude
-162.95917° or 162° 57′ 33″ westOpen location code
92PVC28R+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 369141775OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
5863077Wikidata ID
Q15221836
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Cebuano—“Golofnin Bay” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “গোলভনিন উপসাগর”
- Bulgarian: “Головнин (залив)”
- Bulgarian: “Головнин”
- Cebuano: “Golovnin Bay”
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