Cape Lisburne
| Cape Lisburne | ||
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 52 '52 " N , 166 ° 12' 36" W | |
| Waters 1 | Chukchi Sea | |
The Cape Lisburne is a cape on the west coast of Alaska in the northwest of the Lisburne Peninsula , 65 km northeast of Point Hope . It is part of the Chukchi Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge .
The headland was named on August 21, 1778 by James Cook . The Inupiat used the name "Uivaq". Cape Lisburne was often referred to as Uivaq Ungasiktoq ("Cape Far Away "), while Uivaq Qanitoq ("Cape Close by") was used for Cape Thompson .
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