Shishmaref Inlet
The Shishmaref Inlet is a coastal lagoon on the Chukchi Sea-facing shores of Alaska. It is 5 miles in length. The location of the Shishmaref Inlet is SW 17 mi. to the SW from Sarichef Island, at the mouth of the Serpentine River, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.- Type: Bay
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Chichmareff Inlet”, “Schischmareff Bay”, “Schischmareff Inlet”, “Shishmarej Sound”, “Shishmaret Inlet”, and “Shismareff Inlet”
Shishmaref Inlet
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Nome, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
66.17587° or 66° 10′ 33″ north
Longitude
-165.89765° or 165° 53′ 52″ west
Open location code
92RP54G2+8W
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Shishmaref Inlet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shishmaref Inlet”
- French: “Shishmaref Inlet”
- Italian: “Insenatura di Shishmaref”
- Polish: “Zatoka Szyszmariowa”
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