Golovin

Golovin is a town in Alaska of about 150 people. It is situated on a narrow point separating the Golovnin Lagoon and Golovnin Bay.
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  • Village with about 180 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
  • …has the IATA airport code GLV
  • Description: city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
  • Also known as
    “Chenik”
    “Chenik Mission”
    “Chennik”
    “Chillimiut”
    “Chingmyut”
    “Chinick”
    “Chinig-myut”
    “Dexter”
    “Dexter’s Store”
    “Golofnin”
    “Golovin, Alaska”
    “Golovnin”
    “Ikaligvigmiut”
    “Ikaligwigmiut”
    “Ikalikhvig-myut”
    “Seleniye Ikalikhvig-myut”
    “Sinik”
    “Tchinimuth”
  • Historically known as
    “Cheenik”
    “Chinik”

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Golovin

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Latitude
64.5438° or 64° 32′ 38″ north
Longitude
-163.0298° or 163° 1′ 47″ west
UN/LOCODE
US GLV
Open location code
92PRGXVC+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150918371
Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
Geo­Names ID
5863074
Wiki­data ID
Q79379

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Mari—“Golovin” goes by many names.
GolovinAlbanian
Golovin, AlaskaAlbanian
غولوفانArabic
غولوفان (ألاسكا)Arabic
CingikBasque
GolovinBasque
SiŋikBasque
GolovinCatalan
GolovinCebuano
گۆڵۆڤین، ئالاسکاCentral Kurdish
ГоловинChechen
戈洛文Chinese
GolovinCzech
GolovinDanish
GolovinDutch
جولوفانEgyptian Arabic
GolovinFinnish
GolovinFrench
GolovinGerman
گلووینGilaki
GolovinHaitian
GolovinIrish
GolovinItalian
GolovinLadin
GolovinMalagasy
Golovin, AlaskaMalagasy
ഗൊലോവിൻMalayalam
ഗൊലോവിൻ, അലാസ്കMalayalam
GolovinMin Nan Chinese
गोलोभिनNewari
गोलोभिन (अलास्का)Newari
GolovinNorwegian
GolovinNorwegian Bokmål
GolovinOccitan (post 1500)
گولووینPersian
گولووین، آلاسکاPersian
GolovinPolish
GolovinPortuguese
ГоловинRussian
ГоловинSerbian
GolovinSerbo-Croatian
Golovin, AlaskaSerbo-Croatian
GolovinSlovak
GolovinSpanish
GolovinTalysh
ГоловинTatar
GolovinTurkish
Golovin, AlaskaTurkish
ГоловінUkrainian
گولوون، الاسکاUrdu
GolovinUzbek
GolovinVolapük
ГоловинWestern Mari

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