13 Facts About Nome Alaska

Second theory is that Nome Alaska received its name through an error: allegedly when a British cartographer copied an ambiguous annotation made by a British officer on a nautical chart, while on a voyage up the Bering Strait.

Nome Alaska has a subarctic climate, with long, very cold winters, and short, cool summers.

Population of Nome Alaska is a mixture of Inupiat Eskimos and non-Natives.

Inupiat hunted for game on the west coast of Alaska from prehistoric times and there is recent archeological evidence to suggest that there was an Inupiat settlement at Nome, known in Inupiat as Sitnasuak, before the discovery of gold.

Nome Alaska's company constructed the Wild Goose Railroad from Nome to Dexter Discovery; it was extended to the village of Shelton, known as Lanes Landing.

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In 1925, Nome Alaska was the destination of the famous Great Race of Mercy, in which dog sleds played a large part in transporting diphtheria antitoxin serum through harsh conditions.

Nome Alaska is served by Nome Alaska Public Schools and the following public schools attended by over 720 students:.

Cable television and broadband in Nome Alaska is serviced by GCI, which offers all popular cable channels, plus most of Anchorage's television stations.

Nome Alaska has three local low-powered stations, K09OW channel 9 and K13UG channel 13, plus K11TH channel 11 .

Nome Alaska is a regional center of transportation for surrounding villages.

Nome Alaska seaport is used by freight ships and cruise ships, located at 64.

An addition to the Nome Alaska facility in 2005 was a 60-foot-wide concrete barge ramp located inside the inner harbor just west of the Snake River entrance.

Nome Alaska is mentioned 2 times throughout the course of the song.