Besboro Island

Besboro Island

Location map
Alaska
label=
lat=64.226203
long=-161.011054
position=right
width=250
float=right
caption=Location in Alaska

Besboro Island is a small island in the in the Norton Sound, Bering Sea, off the shores of Alaska. It is located convert|18|km|mi west of the mainland and convert|61|km|mi miles south west of Christmas Mountain, Nulato Hills.

Besboro island stretches from north to south and is only convert|0.3|km|ft in length. It is, however very craggy, rising up to a height of convert|248|m|ft. Administratively this island belongs to the Nome Census Area, Alaska.

This island was named on September 12, 1778 by Captain James Cook(1785, v. 2, p. 479), RN, who published it as "Besborough Island." It is part of the Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

External links

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=108:3:15845223094965297813::NO::P3_FID:1398903 USGS-GNIS]
* [http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v004n06/p0135-p0144.pdf Birdlife]
* [http://wikimapia.org/7349578/Besboro_Island Picture]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Besboro Island — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Bild fehltVorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Fläche fehlt Besboro Island Gewässer Pazifischer Ozean Geographische Lage …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • USS Besboro (AG-66) — was a cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was heavily armed and converted to troopship and cargo ship use in the North Pacific Ocean. Post war she was sold so that she could return to her civilian career.Constructed in… …   Wikipedia

  • Nunivak Island — Nunivak Maskette – Nunivak …   Wikipedia

  • Medny Island — Map showing position of Commander Islands to the east of Kamchatka. The smaller island in the east is Medny and the larger island is Bering Island. Medny Island (also spelled Mednyy, Russian: остров Медный, sometimes called Copper Island in… …   Wikipedia

  • Unalaska Island — Unalaska Native name: Nawan Alaxsxa[1] Map of the island …   Wikipedia

  • Nelson Island (Alaska) — Nelson Native name: Qaluyaaq …   Wikipedia

  • Chagulak Island — Location in Alaska …   Wikipedia

  • Chuginadak Island — Mount Cleveland erupts in 2006. Taken from the International Space Station Geography Location Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Oglodak Island —   Island   …   Wikipedia

  • Otter Island (Alaska) — Location in Alaska Otte …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”