Alaska Gazetteer
Cape Denbigh is a physical feature (cape) in Nome (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Cape Denbigh |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | at E end of Norton Sound, southernmost tip of Reindeer Hills, 12 mi. WNW of Shaktolik, Nulato Hills |
| History: | "named on September 11, 1778, by Captain cook (1785, v. 2, p. 477), Royal Navy (RN). The Eskimo name is ""Nuklit"" (Baker, 1906, p. 214). that the old Kuskokwim /Tanana/ Indian name for McKinley would forever be preserved on a prominent feature near the top of the peak.""" |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 64.381111145 |
| Longitude: | -161.534164429 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cape Denbigh: Cape Denbigh.
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