Alaska Gazetteer
Iwoonut Point is a physical feature (cape) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Iwoonut Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | In the W part of the S coast of Saint Lawrence Island, formed by a spur of the Poovoot Range and the E limit of Boaxer Bay, 3 mi. W of Southwest Cape and 33 mi. SE of Gambell. |
| History: | "Eskimo name often written ""Aikhwunat,"" but without a known meaning. Name was reported in 1944 by a survivor of a village once located at Southwest Cape." |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.318611145 |
| Longitude: | -171.557785034 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Iwoonut Point: Iwoonut Point.
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