Shishmaref Inlet is a physical feature (bay) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Shishmaref Inlet |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Bay |
Description: | Extends southwest 17 miles from Sarichef Island, at the mouth of Serpentine River, Kotzebue-Kobuk Lowlands. |
History: | "Named ""Isehmareff Bay"" in 1816, by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue, (1821, p. 204), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for Captain Lieutenant Glieb Semenovich Shishmarev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who accompanied him on his exploration." |
Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 66.2059402466 |
Longitude: | -165.876922607 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Shishmaref Inlet: Shishmaref Inlet.
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