 nunam iqua, formerly called sheldon point, is a city in the wade hampton census area in the u.s. state of alaska. at the 2010 census the population was 187. nunam iqua is a yupik name meaning "the end of the tundra". a man named sheldon opened a fish saltery there in the 1930s, and the city was incorporated under the name sheldon point in 1974. the name was changed to nunam iqua in a november 1999 referendum.alaska community database: nunam iqua. retrieved 30-aug-2007. ==geography== nunam iqua is located at  (62.516094, -164.895198).{{cite web|url=ht
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