King Island is a physical feature (island) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | King Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | In the Bering Strait, 40 mi S of Cape Prince of Wales, W end of Seward Peninsula |
History: | "Discovered and named by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p.442), RN, on August 6, 1778, for Lieutenant James King, RN, a member of his party. In 1900 the Eskimo name was reported to be ""Ukiwuk"" by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service. Sarichev (1826, map 6), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 64.9749984741 |
Longitude: | -168.0597229 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for King Island: King Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for King Island does not include property ownership information.
Ukivok, AK (< 0.1 mile NNE) |