Bluff, Alaska

Bluff, also known as Apookauchuk, was a 20th-century mining town in Alaska. It was built on the Seward Peninsula in 1900, as a result of the Nome Gold Rush. The town was located 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Nome.^[1] The settlement was served by a post office for eighteen years, from 1901 to 1919.^[2]

Coordinates: 64°34′22″N 163°45′15″W / 64.57278°N 163.75417°W / 64.57278; -163.75417

References

↑ "Bluff, Alaska". http://www.alaskagoldrush.info. Retrieved 17 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States

Cities	Brevig Mission Diomede Elim Gambell Golovin Koyuk Nome St. Michael Savoonga Shaktoolik Shishmaref Stebbins Teller Unalakleet Wales White Mountain

CDP	Port Clarence

Unincorporated community	Solomon

Ghost towns	Bluff Council Dickson King Island Mary's Igloo Tin City York

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