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There's No Place Like Nome

An August 2004 trip to Nome by J. Stephen

Stephen in Nome Photo - Nome, Alaska More Photos
Quote: Nome is a small, isolated Alaskan town situated at one of the westernmost points of the North American continent on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea, 102 miles south of the Arctic Circle and 160 miles east of Siberia. A relatively young town, it is steeped in history and legend.
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Stephen in Nome Photo - Nome, Alaska
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"Nome" is said to be an abbreviation for "No Name," and to many people it sounds like the end of the world - which it is. Nome sits at one of the westernmost points of the North American continent on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea, 102 miles south of the Arctic Circle and 160 miles east of Siberia. No highways connect Nome to the outside world, although there are about 300 miles of roads which lead to nearby villages. Nome is 539 air miles from Anchorage. Nome is unlike most other small isolated towns in Alaska in that it did not have its beginnings as an Eskimo settlement, although nearly half of the 3,500 inhabitants today are of Native American decent. The town was officially established in 1...Read More

About the Writer

J. Stephen

J. Stephen
Cincinnati, Ohio

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