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Golovnin Lagoon

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Location

64 ° 34' 19.999" N,
163 ° 9' 13" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Golovin

Tributaries

Fish River,

Golovnin Lagoon in Detail.

About

at head of Golovnin Bay, 39 mi. E of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 9 miles long.

History

Reported as "Zund Golovina" or "Golovnina Sound" in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The generic "Sound" was used until 1937. See Golovnin Bay.