Alaska Gazetteer
Mount Boyan is a physical feature (summit) in Nome Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Mount Boyan |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | At the N front of the Bendeleben Mountains, 2.5 mi S of Kuzitrin Lake, 17 mi. S of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | "Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because from ""the north the contours of the mountain suggest a reclining nude figure. 'Boyan' is a Swedish feminine given name and was selected by members of the Geological Survey Field party in 1948 for its euphoniousness and femininity.""" |
| Borough: | Nome Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.352180481 |
| Longitude: | -163.23739624 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Boyan: Mount Boyan.
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