Alaska Gazetteer
Bering (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Nome (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Bering (historical) places it within the 99778 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Bering (historical) |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Populated Place |
| Class: | Populated Place |
| Description: | at mouth of Bering Creek, on Port Clarence, 5 mi. SW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | "Harbor town established about 1899 or 1900 to serve the placer mines along the Bluestone River. Brooks (1901, p. 68), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), noted that by fall of 1900 it had a population of 200 and as a harbor, ""has some advantage over Teller, inasmuch as vessels can easily approach much nearer the shore and have more protections from easterly and northeasterly winds."" Teller, however, dominated and drew most of the people from Bering (Collier and others, 1908, p. 2770). See Teller." |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.1999969482 |
| Longitude: | -166.466659546 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bering (historical): Bering (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
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Teller, AK
(5.3 miles NE) Brevig Mission, AK (9.4 miles N) |
Port Clarence, AK
(11.8 miles WNW) |
| Sullivan Camp, AK (12.3 miles SE) |
