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Shishmaref Inlet

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 12' 21.154" N,
165 ° 52' 37.992" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Shishmaref Inlet in Detail.

About

Extends southwest 17 miles from Sarichef Island, at the mouth of Serpentine River, Kotzebue-Kobuk Lowlands.

History

Named "Isehmareff Bay" in 1816, by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue, (1821, p. 204), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for Captain Lieutenant Glieb Semenovich Shishmarev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who accompanied him on his exploration.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Shishmaref Inlet
Bays:

Shishmaref Inlet,

Capes:

Cape Lowenstern,

Cities:

Shishmaref,

Islands:

Egg Island,

Rivers:

Arctic River,

Streams:

Goose Creek, Tin Creek,