Information About

Cape York

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape York on The Map

Location

65 ° 24' 54" N,
167 ° 27' 49" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Wales

Elevation

157 ft (47.85 m)

Cape York in Detail.

About

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

History

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.

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:

Cape York,

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:

Tin Gulch,