Golovnin Bay (Tasiq in Inupiaq) is a waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a part of Norton Sound. It is named in honor of Vasily Golovnin. Fish River empties into the bay. Situated on the Seward Peninsula, it is the only protected waterway south of Port Clarence.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Kizzia, Tom (1 August 1998). The Wake of the Unseen Object: Travels Through Alaska's Native Landscapes. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-0-8032-7788-5. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

64°24′56″N 162°57′33″W / 64.41556°N 162.95917°W / 64.41556; -162.95917

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