City of Gambell, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of Gambell

• Name:
  Gambell
• Official Name:
  City of Gambell
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  On Saint Lawrence Island, near the NW Cape of Cape Chibukak.
• History (GNIS):
  Named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Gambell, Presbyterian missionaries and teachers on the island from 1894 to 1898, who were drowned in 1898, while returning to Saint Lawrence after a year's leave of absence, from the sinking of the schooner Jane Grey. Named by William F. Doty, the new teacher. The name "Gambell" was painted on the front face of the station building as a memorial. (Jackson, 1900, p. 224),
• Surveys:
  Kateel River Meridian
  

  Range 66 West
  

  Townships: 20 South

  Range 67 West
  

  Townships: 20 South

  Range 68 West
  

  Townships: 20 South
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:63.779722263° 46' 47.0"N

  Longitude:-171.7411111171° 44' 28.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Population:
  644
• Elevation:
  0 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  701785198
• Updated Apr 19, 2020