Information About

Cape Dyer

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Shishmaref

Elevation:

456 ft (138.99 m)

About

on Chukchi Sea coast, 16 mi. S of Cape Lisburne, Arctic Slope.

History of Cape Dyer

Named about 1827 by Captain Beechey (1831, map p. 328). The Eskimo name for Cape Dyer, as well as the old village, is Capaloa (Kapaloak), according to J. B. Driggs, a Point Hope missionary (Collier, 1906, p. 44).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Point Hope C-3 (1952), Point Hope C-3 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope C-3 NE (2014),

Places Near Cape Dyer

Cities:

Capaloa,

Capes:

Cape Dyer, Cape Lewis, Kilikralik Point, Kowtuk Point,

Cliffs:

Rock Bluffs,

Hills:

The Ears, Iviangik Mountain, Noyalik Peak, Okpilatok Bluff,

Lakes:

Tusikpak Lake,

Mountains:

Angayutak Mountain, Cape Lewis Mountain, Ooguk Mountain,

Streams:

Aivik Creek, Akalolik Creek, Alkalugen Creek, Angolik Creek, Kapaloak Creek, Kay Creek, Kilikralik Creek, Kiliktakgot Creek, Niak Creek, Niak Creek, Okrurat Creek, Sigrikpak Creek, Siniktaneyak Creek, Ukinyak Creek,