Nome River

Nome River is a waterway on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. It has its source in a narrow valley in the southern margin of the Kigluaik Mountains, 4.5 miles west of Salmon Lake.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nome.

Nome

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Nome is a city in the Arctic region of Alaska. It is a town of about 4,000 people, about half of whom are Alaska Natives. It is the transportation and commerce center for Northwest Alaska. It is also the western terminus of the Iditarod Trail.

Nome River

Type: Stream
Description: stream in Alaska
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude

64.48269° or 64° 28′ 58″ north

Longitude

-165.30484° or 165° 18′ 17″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

92PPFMMW+33

GeoNames ID

5870138

Wikidata ID

Q16895878

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Nome River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Nome”
Cebuano: “Nome River”
Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نومى”
German: “Nome River”
Irish: “Abhainn Nome”
Russian: “Ном”
Ukrainian: “Ном”
Venetian: “Nome”
Welsh: “Afon Nome”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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