Alaska Gazetteer
Pungokosit Spit is a physical feature (bar) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Pungokosit Spit |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bar |
| Description: | On the N coast of Saint Lawrence Island, it forms part of the bar enclosing Niyrakpak Lagoon, 16 mi. SE of Gambell. |
| History: | "Eskimo name reported in 1932 by O. W. Geist, University of Alaska. Orth reported its meaning, obtained at Gambell in 1965, as ""always a mound.""" |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.6216659546 |
| Longitude: | -171.338607788 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pungokosit Spit: Pungokosit Spit.
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