Information About

Cape York

Cape York

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

Wales

Elevation:

157 ft (47.85 m)

About

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

History of Cape York

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.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller B-5 (1950), Teller B-5 (1950), Teller B-5 (1950), Teller (1951), Teller (1951), Teller (1958), Teller B-5 NW (2014),

Places Near Cape York

Capes:

Mountains:

Big Potato Mountain, Little Potato Mountain,

Rivers:

Kanauguk River, King River,

Streams:

Banner Creek, Black Creek, Buck Creek, Buckner Creek, Clara Creek, Clear Creek, Deer Creek, East Fork Buck Creek, Flat Creek, Gold Creek, Ishut Creek, Jarvis Creek, Koleebue Creek, Kotzebue Creek, Montana Creek, Moonlight Creek, Onnuteschuik Creek, Philadelphia Creek, Price Creek, Skookum Creek, South Fork Buck Creek,

Valleys: