Cape Beaufort is a physical feature (cape) in North Slope Borough.
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Feature Name: | Cape Beaufort |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | On coast of Chukchi Sea, 54 mi SW of Point Lay, Arctic Plain. |
History: | "Named August 9, 1826, by Captain Beechey (1831, v1,p269), Royal Navy (RN), who wrote, ""a small cape, which I named Cape Beaufort, in compliment to Captain Beaufort [later Admiral Sir Francis, 1774-1857], the present hydrographer to the Admiralty."" Beaufort is best known for this scale of wind velocities." |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 69.0338897705 |
Longitude: | -163.835281372 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cape Beaufort: Cape Beaufort.
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