Anxiety Point

Anxiety Point is a cape in , in the . Anxiety Point was so named in 1826 from the anxiety explorer John Franklin and his team experienced when attempting to reach the cape from sea in adverse weather conditions.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: Cape in Alaska, the United States
  • Also known as: Point Anxiety

Anxiety Point

Latitude
70.31583° or 70° 18′ 57″ north
Longitude
-147.96139° or 147° 57′ 41″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
C32J828Q+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7770572659
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5879569
Wiki­data ID
Q19600205
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