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Corwin Bluff

Corwin Bluff

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on Chukchi Sea coast, 27 mi. E of Cape Lisburne, Arctic Slope.

History of Corwin Bluff

Named in 1901 by W. J. Peters and F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), after the Corwin coal mine which is at the base of the bluff.