Besboro Island is a physical feature (island) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Besboro Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Norton Sound, 11 mi. W of the mainland 2nd 38 mi. SW of Christmas Mtn., Nulato Hills. 1042 feet long. |
History: | "Named on September 12, 1778 by Captain James Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 479), Royal Navy (RN), who published it as ""Besborough Island.""" |
Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 64.1200027466 |
Longitude: | -161.3097229 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Besboro Island: Besboro 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 Besboro Island does not include property ownership information.
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