History of Cape Lisburne

Discovered and named by Captain Cook (1785, p. 460), Royal Navy (RN), on August 21, 1778 who wrote "The southern extreme seemed to form a point which was named Cape Lisburne." An early Eskimo name for the cape was "Uivaq," generally spelled "Wevuk" or "Wevok." Cape Lisburne was often referred to as "Uivaq Ungasiktoq" meaning "distant cape" as opposed to "Uivaq Qanitoq" (Cape Thompson) meaning "near cape."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Cape Lisburne

Alokut Point, Cape Lewis, Cape Lisburne,

Noyalik Peak, Okpilatok Bluff,

Cape Lewis Mountain, Eekroat Pinnaeles, Ooguk Mountain,

Aivik Creek, Alkalugen Creek, Kay Creek, Kiliktakgot Creek, Kooklooktuk Creek, Niak Creek, Niak Creek, Selin Creek, Ukinyak Creek,

Wevok,