Golovin (Alaska)
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Location in Alaska
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | March 26, 1971 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Alaska | |
Borough : | Unorganized Borough | |
Coordinates : | 64 ° 33 ′ N , 163 ° 2 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | |
Residents : | 156 (as of 2010) | |
Height : | 13 m | |
Postal code : | 99762 | |
Area code : | +1 907 | |
FIPS : | 02-29180 | |
GNIS ID : | 1402760 |
Golovin is a town in the Nome Census Area in western Alaska . In 2010 it had 156 inhabitants.
Golovin is located on a headland in the south of the Seward Peninsula . It is located at the exit of the Golovnin lagoon to Golovnin Bay . 115 km to the west is the town of Nome .
Golovin was named after Vasily Michailowitsch Golownin , Vice Admiral of the Russian Navy , whereby the place, in contrast to the adjacent lagoon and bay, adopted a wrong spelling.
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