Information About

Cape Espenberg

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City:

Kotzebue

Elevation:

13 ft (3.96 m)

About

On Seward Peninsula, extends into Kotzebue Sound, 42 mi NW of Deering, Kotzebur-Kobuk Low.

History of Cape Espenberg

Named in 1816 by Lt.Otto von Kotzebue (1821, p. 236) for Dr. Karl Espenberg, a surgeon who accompanied Captain (later Admiral, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)) Adam Johann von Krusenstern on his voyage around the word in 1803-06.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Kotzebue C-4 (1950), Kotzebue C-4 (1950), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1958), Kotzebue C-4 SE (2014),

Places Near Cape Espenberg

Cities:

Taapkuk,

Capes:

Cape Espenberg,