Nome, Alaska

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Nome, Alaska is a remote coastal city on the Seward Peninsula known for its gold rush history and role as the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

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Nome, Alaska canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
accessiblePrimarilyBy air
sea
areaCode 907
averageJanuaryTemperature around −12 °C
averageJulyTemperature around 11 °C
borough Nome Census Area
climate subarctic climate
coordinates about 64.5011° N, 165.4064° W
country United States of America
distanceToAnchorageByAir about 540 miles
elevation approximately 6 meters above sea level
foundedIn 1898
governingBody Nome City Council
hasAirport Nome Airport
hasDemographicsGroup significant Alaska Native population
hasHarbor Nome Harbor
hasHistoricDistrict Nome Historic District
hasMayor elected mayor
hasMuseum Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum
hasNo road connection to Alaska highway system
hasPopulation approximately 3700 (2020 census)
historicalEvent Nome Gold Rush
historicalPeriodOfBoom circa 1899–1909
incorporatedAsCityIn 1901
indigenousPeople Inuit
surface form: Inupiat
isTerminusOf Iditarod Trail
surface form: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Iditarod Trail
surface form: historic Iditarod Trail
knownFor Inupiat culture
finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
gold rush history
remote coastal location
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
locatedOn Bering Sea
Seward Peninsula
locatedWestOf Anchorage
surface form: Anchorage, Alaska
namedAfter Cape Nome
nearbyLandmark Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Cape Nome ONNED1
postalCode 99762
primaryEconomicActivities fishing
government services
mining
tourism
servedBy Nome Airport
state Alaska

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Norton Sound adjacentTo Nome, Alaska
The Spoilers setting Nome, Alaska
Nome Census Area contains Nome, Alaska
Nome Census Area largestCity Nome, Alaska
Nome Census Area namedAfter Nome, Alaska
Teller, Alaska locatedNear Nome, Alaska
Alaska Superior Courts hasLocation Nome, Alaska
Unalakleet, Alaska nearestLargeCity Nome, Alaska
Koyuk, Alaska locatedEastOf Nome, Alaska