Nome region of Alaska

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The Nome region of Alaska is a remote area on the southern Seward Peninsula along the Bering Sea coast, centered on the historic gold rush town of Nome and known for its Indigenous communities, subsistence lifestyle, and role as the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

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Nome region of Alaska canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
region
accessDifficulty remote
borderedBy Bering Sea
centeredOn Nome, Alaska
climate subarctic maritime climate
connectedBy Iditarod Trail
country United States
governedAs part of Nome Census Area
hasCoastlineOn Norton Sound
hasCulturalPractice salmon fishing
subsistence seal hunting
subsistence whaling in some coastal communities
hasEconomicActivity commercial fishing
gold mining
subsistence hunting and fishing
tourism related to Iditarod finish
tourism related to gold rush history
hasEvent Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race finish
hasIndigenousPeople Inupiat
linked to: Inuit

Yupik
hasInfrastructure Nome Airport
hasMajorSettlement Nome, Alaska
hasNaturalFeature permafrost
tundra
hasNaturalResource gold
marine mammals
hasWildlife brown bear
caribou
moose
seals
walrus
historicalEvent Nome Gold Rush
knownFor Indigenous communities
finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
historic gold rush history
subsistence lifestyle
languageSpoken English
Inupiaq
Yupik
locatedAlong Bering Sea coast
locatedIn Alaska
locatedOn Seward Peninsula
nearestLargeWaterBody Bering Sea
partOf Northwestern Alaska
linked to: northwestern Alaska
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
transportationMode boat
small aircraft
snowmachine

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Nome Census Area locatedIn Nome region of Alaska