Alaska Gazetteer
The Ears is a physical feature (summit) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | The Ears |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Two, on Ears Peak on Ear Mtn., 13 mi. SW of Shishmaref Inlet and 46 mi. N of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | "Shown as ""Ears"" by Captain Beechey (1831, map facing p. 328), Royal Navy (RN). The Ears were distinguished from Ear Mountain by Collier (1902, pl. 7), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Collier (1902, p. 9) also noted: The Eskimo know it by the name 'Enigarok,' which translated into English is said to mean ears, so that it is probable that this name could also have been applied to the two hills now referred to as Iviangik Mountain." |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 65.9263916016 |
| Longitude: | -166.229171753 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for The Ears: The Ears.
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