Goodhope River
| Goodhope River | |
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  Location of the mouth of the Goodhope River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | About 5.3 miles (8.5 km) west-southwest of Cloud Lake |
| • location | Seward Peninsula |
| • coordinates | 65°42′49″N 163°23′18″W / 65.71361°N 163.38833°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,258 ft (383 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Goodhope Bay on Kotzebue Sound of the Chukchi Sea |
• location | About 27 miles (43 km) west of Cape Deceit and Deering |
• coordinates | 66°04′29″N 163°44′17″W / 66.07472°N 163.73806°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 46 mi (74 km)[1] |
The Goodhope River is a stream, 46 miles (74 km) long, on the
Northwest Arctic Borough.[1] The entire course of the river lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.[3]
The river name derives from "Goodhope Bay". Explorer
Inupiat name was reported in 1998 as Pittam Kuurua.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Goodhope River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
- ^ "Goodhope Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
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