The Norton Sound (Inupiaq: Imaqpak) is an inlet of the Bering Sea on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, south of the Seward Peninsula. [1] It is about 240 km (150 mi) long and 200 km (125 mi) wide.

USS Norton Sound (AV-11/AVM-1) was originally built as a Currituck-class seaplane tender by Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, California. She was named for Norton Sound , a large inlet in West Alaska , between the Seward Peninsula and the mouths of the Yukon , north-east of the Bering Sea .

Feb 12, 2025 · Norton Sound, arm of the Bering Sea, indenting for 125 miles (200 km) the west coast of Alaska, U.S., with a width of 70 miles (115 km) between the Seward Peninsula (north) and the Yukon River delta (south). The sound is navigable from May to October.

Norton Sound Health Corporation operates Norton Sound Regional Hospital in Nome, which serves Nome and the surrounding villages of the Bering Strait region. The hospital opened to the public in 2013 with the latest equipment and technology.

NSEDC is a private nonprofit corporation representing 15 member communities and over 8,493 people in the Bering Straits Region of Northwestern Alaska. NSEDC is one of six Community Development Quota (CDQ) organizations in Alaska.

Norton Sound extends east off Bering Sea, between Seward Peninsula on the north and Yukon Delta on the south (USGS).

Norton Sound and Port Clarence residents have relied on fish for cultural and nutritional sustenance for thousands of years. Fishing occurs in both marine and fresh waters.

Feb 7, 2025 · The plane was over the Norton Sound, off the coast of its destination in Nome, Alaska, when it stopped sending its location signal on Thursday afternoon, according to the Alaska Department of ...

Norton Bay (Kaŋiiqusuk in Inupiaq) is a waterway classified bay located on the northeastern part of the Norton Sound, [1] on the Seward Peninsula in the Nome Census Area of the Bering Sea of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Norton Sound, inlet of the Bering Sea, c.150 mi (240 km) long and 125 mi (200 km) across at its widest point, W Alaska, S of the Seward Peninsula. Norton Bay is its northeast arm. Nome is on the north shore and the Yukon River flows into the sound from the …