Information About

Shishmaref Inlet

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

Shishmaref

About

Extends southwest 17 miles from Sarichef Island, at the mouth of Serpentine River, Kotzebue-Kobuk Lowlands.

History of Shishmaref Inlet

Named "Isehmareff Bay" in 1816, by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue, (1821, p. 204), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for Captain Lieutenant Glieb Semenovich Shishmarev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who accompanied him on his exploration.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Shishmaref A-2 (1950), Shishmaref A-2 (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref (1950), Shishmaref A-2 NW (2014),

Places Near Shishmaref Inlet

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Streams:

Goose Creek, Tin Creek,