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Punuk Islands

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Location

63 ° 4' 48" N,
168 ° 49' 5.002" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Savoonga

Punuk Islands in Detail.

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About

Group fo three islands, 5.2 mi SE of Apavawook Cape and 11.2 mi SW of Niyghapak Point, on the E end of Saint Lawrence Island.


History

Eskimo name obtained in 1849 by Captain M. D. Tebenkov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).