Alaska Gazetteer
Cape Lewis is a physical feature (cape) in North Slope Borough. The primary coordinates for Cape Lewis places it within the 99766 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Cape Lewis |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on Dchukchi Sea coast, 29 mi. NE of village of Point Hope, Arctic Slope. |
| History: | "Named in 1826 by Captain Beechey (1831, map on p. 328), Royal Navy (RN), for Charles Lewis of his party. According to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1950, the Eskimo name is ""Ee=ree=nick (Irinik)"" meaning ""falling rocks.""" |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 68.7147216797 |
| Longitude: | -166.198059082 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cape Lewis: Cape Lewis.
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 Cape Lewis does not include property ownership information.
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