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Seward Peninsula
The Seward Peninsula is a large peninsula on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska whose westernmost point is Cape Prince of Wales. The peninsula projects about into the Bering Sea between Norton Sound, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound, just below the Arctic Circle. The entire peninsula is about long and wide. Like Seward, Alaska, it was named after William H. Seward, the United States Secretary of State who fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska. The Seward Peninsula is a remnant of the Bering land bridge, a roughly thousand mile wide swath of land connecting Siberia with mainland Alaska during the Pleistocene Ice Age. This land bridge aided in the migration of humans, as well as plant and animal species, from Asia to North America. Excavations at sites such as the Trail Creek Caves and Cape Espenberg in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve as well as Cape Denbigh to the south have provided insight into the timeline of prehistorical migrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
The Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is one of the most remote Protected areas of the United States, located on the Seward Peninsula. The National Preserve protects a remnant of the Bering Land Bridge that connected Asia with North America more than 13,000 years ago during the Pleistocene ice age. The majority of this land bridge now lies beneath the waters of the Chukchi and Bering Seas. During the glacial epoch this bridge was a migration route for people, animals, and plants whenever ocean levels fell enough to expose the land bridge. Archeologists disagree whether it was across this Bering Land Bridge, also called Beringia, that humans first migrated from Asia to populate the Americas, or whether it was via a coastal route. Bering Land Bridge National Monument was established in 1978 by Presidential proclamation under the authority of the Antiquities Act. The designation was modified in 1980 to a national preserve with the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Mountain, Alaska
White Mountain ( ik, Nasirvik or Nachirvik) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 190 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, down from 203 in 2000. The city is an Iġaluŋmiut (Fish River tribe) Inupiat village, with historical influences from and relationships with Qawiaraq (Mary's Igloo Inupiat and Golovin and Elim Yup’iks. 86.2% of the population is Alaska Native or part Native. Subsistence activities are prevalent. White Mountain is the only village on the Seward Peninsula located inland, not on the ocean. History The area that is present day White Mountain began as the Eskimo fish camp ''Nachirvik'' which means "mountain look-out point." The bountiful resources of both the Niukluk River, Niukluk and the Fish River (Alaska), Fish rivers supported the Native populations there. The community grew with the influx of white prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush. The first non-Native structure was a wareh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teller, Alaska
Teller ( ik, Tala or ) is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 229, a decrease from 268 in 2000. It is situated on the southern half of the spit called ''Nuuk'' in Inupiaq, which separates Port Clarence Bay (see also Port Clarence, Alaska) and Grantley Harbor, at the outlet of the Imuruk Basin. History The Inupiat had a fishing camp called ''Nuuk'' south of Teller in the early 19th century. The 1825-28 Beechey expedition found three camps with a total of some 400 inhabitants and a winter camp site with burial grounds in a roughly radius around the later site of Teller on September 1, 1827. An expedition from the Western Union telegraph spent the winter at the present site of Teller in 1866 and 1867; they called it ''Libbyville'' or ''Libby Station''. When the United States Government introduced reindeer herding in Alaska, the Teller Reindeer Station operated from 1892 to 1900 at a nearby site. The station was name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elim, Alaska
Elim ( esu, Neviarcaurluq; ik, Nivviaqhchauġluq) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 330, up from 313 in 2000. Geography Elim is located at (64.617734, -162.256705). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Climate Elim has a subarctic climate (Köppen ''Dfc''). Natural history A number of flora and fauna are found in the Elim area. This is the westernmost location for the range of Black Spruce, ''Picea mariana''. Demographics Elim first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was formally incorporated in 1970. As of the census of 2000, there were 313 people, 84 households, and 69 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 106 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 5.11% White, 92.65% Native American, and 2.24% from two or more races. Of the 84 households, 60.7% had childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brevig Mission, Alaska
Brevig Mission ( ik, Sitaisaq or ; russian: Бревиг-Мишен) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska. The population was 388 at the 2010 census, up from 276 in 2000. It is named for the Norwegian Lutheran pastor Tollef L. Brevig, who served at the mission that would later bear his name. First settled in 1900, the mission became known as Teller Mission before receiving its current name. The mostly Inupiat Eskimo population continues to practice subsistence. Brevig Mission is a dry village, which means the sale or possession of alcohol is illegal. Geography Brevig Mission is located at (65.334235, -166.492952). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.89%) is water. Demographics Brevig Mission first appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census and in 1960 as the unincorporated village of "Teller Mission." In 1969, it was formally incorporated under its present name of Brevig Mission. As of the census of 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koyuk, Alaska
Koyuk ( ik, Kuuyuk) is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 332 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, up from 297 in 2000. Geography Koyuk is located at (64.931099, -161.158480). The village is located on the northern bank of the Koyuk River where it drains into Norton Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics Koyuk first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated in 1970. As of the census of 2000, there were 297 people, 80 households, and 59 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 95 housing units at an average density of 20.1 per square mile (7.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 4.71% Race (United States Census), White, 91.92% Race (United States Census), Native American, 0.67% Race (United States Census), Asian, and 2.69% from two or more races. Of the 80 households, 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckland, Alaska
Buckland ( ik, Kaŋiq) is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 416, up from 406 in 2000. Geography Buckland is located at (65.984795, -161.129717). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (13.48%) is water. Demographics Buckland first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. Around 1950, residents relocated temporarily to Elephant Point (AKA Buckland Post Office) on Eschscholtz Bay, and Buckland did not report a population for the 1950 census (108 was reported for Elephant Point). Residents soon returned to Buckland, and it has reported in every successive census since 1960 and formally incorporated in 1966. As of the census of 2000, there were 406 people, 84 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 89 housing units at an average density of 72.8 per square mile (28.2/k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shishmaref, Alaska
Shishmaref ( ; ik, Qigiqtaq, ; rus, Шишмарёв, p=ʂɨʂmɐˈrʲɵf) is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea, just north of the Bering Strait and five miles from the mainland. Shishmaref lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. The population was 563 at the 2010 census, up from 562 in 2000. Etymology Shishmaryov is probably a variant of Russian ''Shyshmánov'' from Turkic ''šyšman'' ‘fat’, but there is also Old Russian ''šiš'' ‘rogue, knave’ and ''Maréev'' ‘(son of) marine’. The name was assigned in 1821 to a nearby inlet by explorer Otto von Kotzebue of the Russian Imperial Marine, in honor of a member of his expedition, the commander Gleb Semënovič Šišmarëv (Глеб Семёнович Шишмарёв). In the Iñupiaq language, ''Qigiqtaq'' (formally Ḳigiḳtaḳ) means ‘island’. The water to the south of it is called ''Qikiqtam Imarrua'' ‘waters of Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nome, Alaska
Nome (; ik, Sitŋasuaq, ) is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, United States. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. It had a population of 3,699 recorded in the 2020 census, up from 3,598 in 2010. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the most-populous city in Alaska. Nome lies within the region of the Bering Straits Native Corporation, which is headquartered in Nome. The city of Nome also claims to be home to the world's largest gold pan, although this claim has been disputed by the Canadian city of Quesnel, British Columbia. In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic raged among Alaska Natives in the Nome area. Fierce territory-wide blizzard conditions prevented the delivery of a life-saving diphtheria antitoxin serum by airplane from Anchorage. A relay of dog sled teams was organized to deliver the serum. Today, the Iditarod Dog Sled Race follows the same route they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Arctic Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,793, up from 7,523 in 2010. The borough seat is Kotzebue. The borough was formed on June 2, 1986. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (12.7%) is water. By land area, it is slightly larger in total area than the state of Indiana. Its coastline is limited by the Chukchi Sea. The Kotzebue Sound, a significant wildlife area, is a prominent water body within the Northwest Arctic Borough. The largest polar bear sighted in history, a male weighing , was sighted at Kotzebue Sound.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Polar Bear: Ursus maritimus'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Adjacent boroughs and census areas * North Slope Borough, Alaska - north * Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska - east * Nome Census Area, Alaska - south National protected areas * Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nome Census Area
Nome Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska, mostly overlapping with the Seward Peninsula. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 10,046, up from 9,492 in 2010. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome, Alaska, Nome. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the census area has a total area of , of which is land and (18.8%) is water. It also includes the large offshore St. Lawrence Island, which has about 14 percent of the census area's population and two of its larger cities in Gambell, Alaska, Gambell and Savoonga, Alaska, Savoonga. Nome Census Area is the 7th largest county-equivalent in the state of Alaska. Adjacent boroughs and census areas * Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska - north * Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska - east * Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska - south * Chukotsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug - west National pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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