Choris Peninsula
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The Choris Peninsula is a cape in Alaska
. It is located in the east of the Kotzebue Sound
on the Chukchi Sea
coast.
The Choris Peninsula is a small landhead pointing southwards. Off its southern tip lies Chamisso Island
.
It was named in 1816 by Lt. Otto von Kotzebue
IRN, for Louis Choris
, a member of his expedition.
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. It is located in the east of the Kotzebue Sound
Kotzebue Sound
Kotzebue Sound is an arm of the Chukchi Sea in the western region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is on the north side of the Seward Peninsula and bounded the east by the Baldwin Peninsula. It is long and wide....
on the Chukchi Sea
Chukchi Sea
Chukchi Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west by the De Long Strait, off Wrangel Island, and in the east by Point Barrow, Alaska, beyond which lies the Beaufort Sea. The Bering Strait forms its southernmost limit and connects it to the Bering Sea and the Pacific...
coast.
The Choris Peninsula is a small landhead pointing southwards. Off its southern tip lies Chamisso Island
Chamisso Island
Chamisso Island is a small island in Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. It is located off Spafarief Bay at the mouth of Eschscholtz Bay, just south of the Choris Peninsula....
.
It was named in 1816 by Lt. Otto von Kotzebue
Otto von Kotzebue
Otto von Kotzebue was a Baltic German navigator in Russian service....
IRN, for Louis Choris
Louis Choris
Louis Choris was a famous German-Russian painter and explorer. He was one of the first sketch artists for expedition research. Louis Choris, who was a Russian of German stock, was born in Yekaterinoslav on March 22, 1795...
, a member of his expedition.