Point Hope

Point Hope is a headland in the U.S. state of , located at the western tip of the . It lies on the Chukchi Sea coast, 40 miles southwest of Cape Lisburne, Arctic Slope at.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: Cape Golovnin”, “Figarok”, “Hoffnung”, “Hope Point”, “Mys Golofnin”, “Mys Golovin”, “Mys Golovnia”, “Tee-kee-voga”, “Tiekaga”, “Tigara”, “Tigarak”, “Tigera”, “Tikarakh”, “Tikeh”, “Tikek”, “Tikera”, “Tikerak”, “Tikerana”, “Tikigaq”, “Tikiqaq”, “Tikira”, “Tikirah”, “Tikirak”, “Tikirat”, “Tikkerak”, “Tkok”, “Ttiekigakg”, and “Ttikigakg

Places of Interest

Highlights include Point Hope Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a state-owned public-use located two miles southwest of the central business district of , a city in the of the U.S. state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Hope.

Village
is a city in , . At the 2010 census the population was 674, down from 757 in 2000. In the 2020 Census, the population rose to 830.

Point Hope

Latitude
68.34083° or 68° 20′ 27″ north
Longitude
-166.83333° or 166° 50′ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
92WM85R8+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4448828481
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5864208
Wiki­data ID
Q7208042
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Portuguese—“Point Hope” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بوينت هوب (كيب)
  • Arabic: بوينت هوب
  • Czech: Hope
  • Czech: mys Hope
  • Hebrew: פוינט הופ
  • Japanese: ホープ岬
  • Portuguese: Point Hope

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Cemetery and Ipiutak National Historic Landmark.

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