Punuk Islands
The Punuk Islands are a chain of three small islets in the Bering Sea off the eastern end of St. Lawrence Island. They are located 8.5 km to the southeast of Cape Apavawook and 18 km to the southwest of Niyghapak Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: group of islands (Bering sea)
- Also known as: “Pinik Islands” and “Poongook Islands”
- Historically known as: “Pinnook Rock”
Punuk Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Punuk Islands” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Punuk adaları”
- Cebuano: “Punuk Islands”
- Chinese: “普努克群岛”
- Chinese: “普努克群島”
- Dutch: “Punuk Islands”
- French: “îles Punuk”
- French: “Îles Punuk”
- German: “Punuk Islands”
- Italian: “Isole Punuk”
- Polish: “Punuk”
- Polish: “Wyspy Punuk”
- Russian: “Пунук”
- Russian: “Пунукские острова”
- Spanish: “Islas Punuk”
- Turkish: “Punuk Adaları”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Middle Punuk Island and North Punuk Island.
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