Cape Krusenstern

Cape Krusenstern

Cape Krusenstern is a cape on the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, located near the village of Kivalina at coord|67|43|N|164|29|W|.

It is bounded by Kotzebue Sound to the south and the Chukchi Sea to the west, and consists of a series of beach ridges and swales with numerous ponds and lakes. The entire shoreline of the cape consists of barrier bars, lagoons and spits.

Cape Krusenstern was named for Baltic German explorer in Russian services Adam Johann von Krusenstern.

In 1978, the area was declared the Cape Krusenstern National Monument.

External links

* http://www.nps.gov/cakr/
* [http://capekrusenstern.areaparks.com Cape Krusenstern National Monument]


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