Bering Sea · AK
Savoonga
The Walrus Capital of the World.
- Population
- 835 (2020 census)
- Reindeer camp
- 1916
- Incorporated
- 1969
Then
- 1916
A reindeer camp is set up. The village grows nearby in the 1930s.
- 1969
Savoonga incorporates.
- 1971
Savoonga and Gambell get title to most of St. Lawrence Island.
Now
Most islanders speak Siberian Yupik and hunt walrus, seal and whale. This place covers the island's east end.
3 tide stations around Savoonga
- Savoonga2.1 mi
- Fossil River entrance21.2 mi
- Northeast Cape53.4 mi