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Map showing the location of Nome in western Alaska, United States, near the Bering Strait. The map highlights Alaska's position relative to Russia, Canada, the Bering Sea, and the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, with Nome marked by a dot on the western coast. An inset globe in the upper left corner shows Alaska's broader location in the northern Pacific region. View of Nome, Alaska, showing colorful buildings and a white church steeple along a rocky shoreline with waves crashing in the foreground. View of the Port of Nome, Alaska, with cranes, industrial equipment, and buildings along a rocky shoreline, seen from a sandy beach under a clear blue sky.
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Nome: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Western Mining History - Nome, Alaska. Oct 04, 2026
Add new Web site: Princeton University Library - Digital PUL - Between Prosperity and Struggle: The Story of Nome, Alaska in the Early Twentieth Century. Jan 23, 2025
Corrected name of Indigenous peoples. Nov 06, 2024
Map added. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Western Mining History - Nome, Alaska. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Nome, Alaska, United States. Mar 08, 2023
Population data updated. Jul 21, 2011
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Nome. Jul 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Official Site of the City of Nome, Alaska, United States. Jul 09, 2006
Article revised. Jun 06, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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