Penny River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
District | Nome Census Area |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Seward Peninsula |
• coordinates | 64°42′16″N165°33′21″W / 64.70444°N 165.55583°W [1] |
• elevation | 876 ft (267 m) [2] |
Mouth | Norton Sound, Bering Sea |
• location | 10 miles (16 km) west of Nome |
• coordinates | 64°32′10″N165°44′20″W / 64.53611°N 165.73889°W [1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) [1] |
Length | 13 mi (21 km) [3] |
Basin size | 36 sq mi (93 km2) [4] |
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