Alaska Gazetteer
Pelazuk (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Nome (CA) Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
| Feature Name: | Pelazuk (historical) |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Populated Place |
| Class: | Populated Place |
| Description: | on coast of Bering Sea, 8 mi. SW of Cape Prince of Wales and 48 mi. NW of Teller; Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | "site of an Eskimo village reported in 1907 as ""the old native village Palazruk"" (Collier and others, 1908, p. 59). no population can be associated with the village, the 1954 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Coast Pilot still refers to ""The native village of Pelazuk"" (p. 551)." |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.5427780151 |
| Longitude: | -167.852218628 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pelazuk (historical): Pelazuk (historical).
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Tin City, AK
(3.1 miles WNW) |
York, AK
(6 miles SE) |
