Information About

King Island

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Location

64 ° 58' 30" N,
168 ° 3' 34.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Wales

King Island in Detail.

About

In the Bering Strait, 40 mi S of Cape Prince of Wales, W end of Seward Peninsula

History

Discovered and named by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p.442), RN, on August 6, 1778, for Lieutenant James King, RN, a member of his party. In 1900 the Eskimo name was reported to be "Ukiwuk" by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service. Sarichev (1826, map 6), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

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Places Near King Island

Islands:

Cowanesque Rock, King Island,

Cities:

Ukivok,