Information About

Cape Prince of Wales

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 35' 47" N,
168 ° 5' 4.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Wales

Elevation

440 ft (134.11 m)

Cape Prince of Wales in Detail.

About

westernmost point of seward Peninsula, 55 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Named on Sunday, May 9, 1778, by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 443), Royal Navy (RN), who said, This point of land, which I named Cape Prince of Wales, is the more remarkable, by being the Western extremity of all America hitherto known. The Eskimo name, published by Sarichev (1826, map 4), was M(ys) Nykhta, that is, Nykhta Cape. It is reported that in 1728 Bering named it Mys Gvozdeva, or Gvozdev Cape, probably for Michael Gvozdev, a Russian surveyor who made explorations in this area.

Topo Maps

Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller C-7 (1950), Teller C-7 (1950), Teller C-7 (1950), Teller (1951), Teller (1951), Teller (1958),

Places Near Cape Prince of Wales

Capes:

Cape Prince of Wales,

Cities:

Wales,

Dams:

Tin City Dam,

Mountains:

Cape Mountain,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Cape Creek, Goodwin Creek, Granite Creek, Lagoon Creek, Ocean Creek, Paulina Creek, Village Creek,

Cities:

Tin City,