History of Cape Thompson

Named by Captain Frederick William Beechey (1831, p. 262), Royal Navy, who wrote on August 2, 1826, "We closed with a high cape, which I named after Mr. Deas Thompson, one of the commissioners of the navy." An early Eskimo name for the cape was "Uivaq," generally spelled "Wevuk" or "Wevok." Cape Thompson was often referred to as "Unvaq Qanitoq," meaning "near cape," as opposed to "Univaq Ungasiktoq" (Cape Lisburne) meaning "distant cape." This cape was discovered by the Russians in the late eighteenth century and was called by them "M(ys) Rikord," i.e., "Cape Rikord," for Peter Ivanovich Rikord, 1776-1855, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), Governor of Kamchatka, 1817-22.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Cape Thompson

Ipnot,

Cape Thompson, Crowbill Point,

Agate Rock, Artigotrat, Augutaurak, Imnakpak Cliff,

Akoviknak Mountain, Angayukak Hill, Inukpak Rock,

Akoviknak Lagoon, Kemegrak Lagoon,

Kemegrak Hills,

Saligvik Ridge,

Agarak Creek, Amaktusak Creek, Angayukak Creek, Ibrulikorak Creek, Ikijaktusak Creek, Imikrak Creek, Isuk Creek, Kunuk Creek, Nalakachak Creek, Nasorak Creek,