St. Lawrence Island

Abstract Otto Von Kotzebue (1787-1846) accompanied Admiral A. J. Von Krusenstern on his circumnavigation of the world in 1803-1806, and subsequently commanded two other voyages around the world in 1815-1817 and 1823-1826. It was on his second voyage that he explored the northwestern coast of Alaska...

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Main Author: Kotzebue, Otto Von
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University PressNew York, NY 1990
Subjects:
Arctic
Northwest passage
Seward Peninsula
St Lawrence Island
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0007
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0007 2023-12-31T10:03:32+01:00 St. Lawrence Island Kotzebue, Otto Von 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0007 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52479464/isbn-9780195061024-book-part-7.pdf unknown Oxford University PressNew York, NY A Republic Of Rivers page 53-56 ISBN 9780195061024 9780197725870 book-chapter 1990 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0007 2023-12-06T08:48:58Z Abstract Otto Von Kotzebue (1787-1846) accompanied Admiral A. J. Von Krusenstern on his circumnavigation of the world in 1803-1806, and subsequently commanded two other voyages around the world in 1815-1817 and 1823-1826. It was on his second voyage that he explored the northwestern coast of Alaska in 1816 in an unsuccessful attempt to find the “Holy Grail” of arctic exploration-the northwest passage. He named Kotzebue Sound for himself, a large bay 35 miles wide by BO miles long north of the Seward Peninsula in extreme northwestern Alaska. Book Part Arctic Northwest passage Seward Peninsula St Lawrence Island Alaska Oxford University Press (via Crossref) 53 56
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description Abstract Otto Von Kotzebue (1787-1846) accompanied Admiral A. J. Von Krusenstern on his circumnavigation of the world in 1803-1806, and subsequently commanded two other voyages around the world in 1815-1817 and 1823-1826. It was on his second voyage that he explored the northwestern coast of Alaska in 1816 in an unsuccessful attempt to find the “Holy Grail” of arctic exploration-the northwest passage. He named Kotzebue Sound for himself, a large bay 35 miles wide by BO miles long north of the Seward Peninsula in extreme northwestern Alaska.
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St. Lawrence Island
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title St. Lawrence Island
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publisher Oxford University PressNew York, NY
publishDate 1990
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0007
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genre Arctic
Northwest passage
Seward Peninsula
St Lawrence Island
Alaska
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Northwest passage
Seward Peninsula
St Lawrence Island
Alaska
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