Choris Peninsula

Choris Peninsula: The Choris Peninsula is a cape in Alaska. It is located in the east of the Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea coast.

The Choris Peninsula is a small landhead pointing southwards. Off its southern tip lies Chamisso Island.

It was named in 1816 by Lt. Otto von Kotzebue IRN, for Louis Choris, a member of his expedition.

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See also

Chamisso Wilderness

Coordinates: 66°17′05″N 161°52′50″W / 66.28472°N 161.88056°W / 66.28472; -161.88056

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Headlands of Alaska
Landforms of Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
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