Cape Prince of Wales

Cape Prince of Wales is the westernmost mainland point of the Americas. It was named in 1778 by Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy, presumably for the Prince of Wales at the time, George Augustus Frederick.
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  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 440 feet (134 metres)
  • Also known as
    “Cap du Prince de Galles”
    “Cape Kigmil”
    “Mys Gvozdeva”
    “Mys Nykhta”
    “Mys Printsa Valliyskago ili Nykhta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wales Airport.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wales and Tin City.
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Cape Prince of Wales

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Latitude
65.59596° or 65° 35′ 46″ north
Longitude
-168.09184° or 168° 5′ 31″ west
Open location code
92QHHWW5+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4087455064
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5872091
Wiki­data ID
Q369193

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Cape Prince of Wales” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Şahzadə Uels burnu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Uels Şahzadəsi burnu”
  • Basque: “Galesko Printzearen lurmuturra”
  • Belarusian: “Мыс Прынца Уэльскага”
  • Bengali: “প্রিন্স অফ ওয়েল্‌স অন্তরীপ”
  • Cebuano: “Cape Prince of Wales”
  • Chinese: “威尔士王子角”
  • Czech: “mys prince Waleského”
  • Dutch: “Kaap Prince of Wales”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo de Princo de Kimrio”
  • Esperanto: “Kimriprinca Kabo”
  • Estonian: “Walesi Printsi neem”
  • Finnish: “Prince of Walesin niemi”
  • French: “Cap Prince-de-Galles”
  • German: “Cape Prince of Wales”
  • German: “Kap Prince of Wales”
  • Hausa: “Yankin ruwa na Cape da Wales”
  • Hebrew: “כף הנסיך מוויילס”
  • Icelandic: “Prince of Wales-höfði”
  • Italian: “Capo Principe di Galles”
  • Japanese: “プリンスオブウェールズ岬”
  • Kabardian: “Уелс Принц”
  • Kazakh: “Уэльс ханзада мүйісі”
  • Korean: “프린스오브웨일스곶”
  • Latvian: “Velsas Prinča rags”
  • Lithuanian: “Velso Princo kyšulys”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape Prince of Wales”
  • Norwegian: “Cape Prince of Wales”
  • Persian: “دماغه شاهزاده ولز”
  • Polish: “Cape Prince of Wales”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Księcia Walii”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Príncipe de Gales”
  • Russian: “Мыс Принца Уэльского”
  • Serbian: “Рт Принц од Велса”
  • Slovak: “Mys princa Waleského”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Príncipe de Gales”
  • Swedish: “Kap Prince of Wales”
  • Turkish: “Galler Prensi Burnu”
  • Ukrainian: “Мис Принца Уельського”

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