Alaska Gazetteer
Boxer Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Boxer Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | 5.5 mi SE of Bunnell Cape at the mouth of Boxer River, W portion of the S coast of Saint Lawrence Island, its SE limit is formed by the Mountainous Iwoonut Point. 1.5 miles long. |
| History: | So named in 1926 by Geist (1936, p. 26), University of Alaska, for the U.S.M.S. Boxer, because the ship took shelter here during a storm. |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.331943512 |
| Longitude: | -171.578048706 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Boxer Bay: Boxer Bay.
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