Cape Blossom, Alaska

Cape Blossom, Alaska

Cape Blossom is a cape in the Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea. coord|66|44|N|162|29|W|region:US.

It is located on the Baldwin Peninsula and extends pointing southwestwards into the Kotzebue Sound, 18 Km south of Kotzebue.

This landhead was named in 1826 by Royal Navy Captain Frederick William Beechey after his vessel, HMS "Blossom".

Cape Blossom in Alaska should not be confused with Cape Blossom in Wrangel Island.

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=136:3:10101466444316947266::NO::P3_FID:1412717 USGS]


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