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Norton Sound

American  

noun

  1. an arm of the Bering Sea on the W coast of Alaska, S of the Seward Peninsula. About 150 miles (240 km) long and 125 miles (200 km) wide.


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Unakleet and Nome are about 150 miles from each other across Norton Sound, an inlet of the Bering Sea on Alaska's western coast.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2025

Disaster relief funds also can be used to aid participants in some other Alaska commercial fisheries, including the 2021 Norton Sound red king crab, Alaska Kuskokwim salmon and Chignik salmon harvests.

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2022

One of the most terrifying moments in the movie is the second crossing of the Norton Sound, on the way back toward Nome with the serum.

From Slate Jan. 24, 2020

You know the Iditarod goes across Norton Sound, it goes right across the ocean right there.

From Salon Mar. 9, 2019

Here on Norton Sound, the big storms were always over by the middle of March.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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