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Cape Rodney

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 38' 55" N,
166 ° 24' 11.002" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

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Cape Rodney in Detail.

About

On Bering Sea, 30 mi. NW of Nome; Seward Penin High.

History

On August 5, 1778, Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 441), Royal Navy (RN), wrote, "The coast of the continent seemed to take a turn Northward at a low point named Point Rodney."