Information About

Cape Dyer

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Dyer on The Map

Location

68 ° 39' 10.001" N,
166 ° 13' 36.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

456 ft (138.99 m)

Cape Dyer in Detail.

About

on Chukchi Sea coast, 16 mi. S of Cape Lisburne, Arctic Slope.

History

Named about 1827 by Captain Beechey (1831, map p. 328). The Eskimo name for Cape Dyer, as well as the old village, is Capaloa (Kapaloak), according to J. B. Driggs, a Point Hope missionary (Collier, 1906, p. 44).

Topo Maps

Point Hope C-3 (1952), Point Hope C-3 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope C-3 NE (2014),
Places Near Cape Dyer
Cities:

Capaloa,

Capes:

Cape Dyer, Cape Lewis, Kilikralik Point, Kowtuk Point,

Cliffs:

Rock Bluffs,

Hills:

The Ears, Iviangik Mountain, Noyalik Peak, Okpilatok Bluff,

Lakes:

Tusikpak Lake,

Mountains:

Angayutak Mountain, Cape Lewis Mountain, Ooguk Mountain,

Streams:

Aivik Creek, Akalolik Creek, Alkalugen Creek, Angolik Creek, Kapaloak Creek, Kay Creek, Kilikralik Creek, Kiliktakgot Creek, Niak Creek, Niak Creek, Okrurat Creek, Sigrikpak Creek, Siniktaneyak Creek, Ukinyak Creek,