Cape Beaufort

Cape Beaufort is a cape on the coast of Chukchi Sea in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States.[1]

Cape Beaufort was named in 1826 for Captain Francis Beaufort.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cape Beaufort
  2. ↑ Geological Survey (U.S.) (1960). Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 52.

Coordinates: 69°02′N 163°50′W / 69.033°N 163.833°W / 69.033; -163.833


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