Alaska Gazetteer
Taphook Point is a physical feature (cape) in Nome (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Taphook Point places it within the 99769 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Taphook Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | Formed by bluffs 200 feet in elevation rising to the summit of Taphook Mountain, on the northwest coast of Saint Lawrence Island, less than a mile northwest of Apatiki Camp, 8 miles southeast of Naskok Camp and 19 miles southeast of Gambell. |
| History: | "Eskimo name probably from taphak meaning ""barrier bar."" Reported in 1932 by OW Geist, University of Alaska." |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.611946106 |
| Longitude: | -171.255004883 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Taphook Point: Taphook Point.
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