Information About

Vngyat Point

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 32' 16.001" N,
171 ° 50' 28" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Vngyat Point in Detail.

About

18 mi S of Northwest Cape, in the central part of the W coast of Saint Lawrence Island, the westernmost point of the island.

History

Eskimo name meaning "boats" (ungyat); so named, according to Orth in 1965,