Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes

Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes is the name of a beach on the southeastern coast of Nunivak Island in Bethel Census Area, Alaska.[1]

Summer temperatures in the area are frequently 50 to 59 °F (10 to 15 °C), and the night is commonly 40 to 49 °F (4 to 9 °C). The wintertime brings highs down to 10 to 19 °F (−12 to −7 °C) and overnight lows of −19 to −10 °F (−28 to −23 °C). There is little precipitation; the month of August is the wettest, while March is frequently the driest month.[2]

Nunathloogagamiutbingoi has been noted for its long place name.[3] Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes was declared "most difficult to pronounce" in the state of Alaska by Reader's Digest.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes
  2. "Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes, Bethel Borough, Alaska". GoingOutside.com. Stratus-Pikpuk, Inc. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  3. Scriba, Jay (15 October 1970). "From Sleepy Eye to Chicken Bristle, USA". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. Cahn, Lauren. "The Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every Single State". Reader's Digest. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.


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