Information About

Cape York

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 24' 54" N,
167 ° 27' 49" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Wales

Elevation

157 ft (47.85 m)

Cape York in Detail.

About

about 6 mi. SW of York Mts., on Bering Sea, 35 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Named in 1927 by Captain Beechey (1831, p. 541), Royal Navy (RN), "in honor of his late Royal Highness,"the Duke of York of England.