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Goodhope Bay

Goodhope Bay

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Northwest Arctic
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About

on N coast of Seward Peninsula, 30 mi. W of Deering; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 16 miles wide.

History of Goodhope Bay

so named by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue while exploring the region in August 1816 because here he had "good hope" of making important geographic discoveries.