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| Cape Prince of Wales (65°35′47″N 168°05′05″W / 65.59639°N 168.08472°W / 65.59639; -168.08472) is the westernmost point on the mainland of the Americas. Located on the Seward Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska near the city of Wales, Cape Prince of Wales is the terminus of the Continental Divide, marking the division between the Pacific and Arctic coasts, as well as marking the limit... Read enhanced Wikipedia article |
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Cape Prince of Wales
Cape Prince of Wales (65°35′47″N 168°05′05″W / 65.59639°N 168.08472°W) is the westernmost point on the mainland of the Americas. Located on the Seward Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska near the city of Wales, Cape Prince of Wales is the terminus of the Continental Divide, marking the division between the Pacific and Arctic coasts, as well as marking the limit between the Bering Sea and the Chukchi Sea. -
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Prince of Wales (disambiguation)
Prince of Wales is the title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. ... Cape Prince of Wales, the westernmost point of the North American mainland -
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List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
This list of rivers of the Americas by coastline includes the major rivers of the Americas arranged according to their positions along the ocean coastlines: Arctic Ocean coast (including Hudson Bay) from Cape Prince of Wales east to Cape Chidley; -
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Wales Site
The Wales Site is a well-documented archeological site on the Cape Prince of Wales, near Wales, Alaska. It is a pre contact site for the indigenous population which can help illuminate non-industrial whaling practices from 800AD through the early 1800's.. -
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Fairway Rock
Fairway Rock is a small islet in the Bering Strait, located southeast of the Diomede Islands and west of Alaska's Cape Prince of Wales. It has an area of 0.3 km² (.12 mi², Census block 1047, Nome, Alaska). -
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Bering Strait
The Bering Strait (Russian: Берингов пролив, Beringov proliv), known to natives as Imakpik,[citation needed] is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev,... continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA... The Bering Strait has been the subject of scientific speculation that humans migrated from Asia to North America across a land bridge at a time when lower ocean levels, perhaps a result of glaciers locking up vast amounts of water, exposed a ridge... -
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Russian colonization of the Americas
Russian colonization of the Americas was a period of time in which Russia tried to build colonies and lay claim to parts of the Americas. ... Europeans first sighted the Alaskan coast line in 1732; sighting was made by the Russian Ivan Fedorov near Cape Prince of Wales, but he did not land. -
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Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high, that extends out into a body of water. ... Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska, USA -
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Extreme points of the United States
This is a list of the extreme points of the United States, the points that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. ... Extreme points of the U.S. on the North American continent: Point Barrow, Cape Sable, West Quoddy Head, Cape Prince of Wales -
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Tin City, Alaska
Tin City is a populated place located at 65°33′31″N 167°56′53″W / 65.55861°N 167.94806°W in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated at mouth of Cape Creek, on the Bering Sea coast, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Cape Prince of Wales on the Seward Peninsula.
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