Even by Alaska standards, Nome is remote, with no roads connecting it to the state’s population hubs hundreds of miles away. Supplies for its 3,600 residents have to be flown in or brought up by ...

Serving as a regional hub centrally located on Alaska's western coast, the Port of Nome was created in 1917 on the Seward ... Government officials believe that Nome, with a population of 3,500, ...

Even by Alaska standards, Nome is remote, with no roads connecting it to the state’s population hubs hundreds of miles away. Supplies for its 3,600 residents have to be flown in or brought up by ...