Nome (Sitnasuac) lies on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on the Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. It has a subarctic climate moderated by its coastal location. The Gold Rush began in 1989, continuing until about 1909, although gold mining is still a major employer. There are no roads connecting Nome to the rest of the state of Alaska although three gravel roads link Nome to local villages, no railroads and no ferry service.
Overview of Nome from Anvil Mountain:
Gold dredges:
Nome town center:
Wind farm:
Arctic ground squirrels (sicsic, parky squirrel), Urocetellus parryii, den in the town cemetary.
The White Alice Communications Systems (WACS) was a Cold War Air Force network of 80 Alaskan radio stations connecting remote sites using tropospheric scatter. Some were also used for telephone service. The Nome White Alice site on Anvil Mountain is the last still intact.
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