Golovnin Sound

Golovnin Sound is a bay in Nome, Alaska.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Golovin Airport.

Golovin Airport

Aerodrome

Golovin Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Golovin, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,753 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, an increase of 8.4% from the 1,617 enplanements in 2009.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golovin.

Golovin

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Golovin is a town in Alaska of about 150 people. It is situated on a narrow point separating the Golovnin Lagoon and Golovnin Bay.

Golovnin Sound

Type: Bay
Address: AK
Category: body of water
Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude

64.52056° or 64° 31′ 14″ north

Longitude

-163.01694° or 163° 1′ 1″ west

Open location code

92PRGXCM+66

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Honey Bucket Basin and Iknutak Mountain.

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