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Cape Thompson

Cape Thompson is a headland on the Chukchi Sea coast of . It is located 26 miles to the southeast of Point Hope, Arctic Slope. It is part of the Chukchi Sea unit of .
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in North Slope Borough, Alaska
  • Also known as: “Cape Ricord”, “Eebrulikgorruk”, “Ipnot”, “Mys Rikord”, “Mys Rikorda”, “Uivaq Qanitoq”, “Unukpay”, “Unuqpay”, “Webuk”, “Webuk Konikto”, and “Wevok”

Cape Thompson

Latitude
68.14372° or 68° 8′ 37″ north
Longitude
-165.97992° or 165° 58′ 48″ west
Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)
Open location code
92WP42VC+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4742976482
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5876121
Wiki­data ID
Q5035081
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Cape Thompson” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cape Thompson (punta sa Estados Unidos, North Slope Borough)”
  • Cebuano: “Cape Thompson”
  • French: “cap Thompson”
  • French: “Cap Thompson”
  • German: “Kap Thompson”
  • Russian: “Томпсон (мыс)”
  • Russian: “Томпсон”

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