Anxiety Point

Anxiety Point is a cape in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States.[1]

Anxiety Point was so named in 1826 from the anxiety explorer John Franklin and his team experienced when attempting to reach the cape from sea in adverse weather conditions.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anxiety Point
  2. ↑ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
  3. ↑ Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 83.

Coordinates: 70°18′55″N 147°57′25″W / 70.31528°N 147.95694°W / 70.31528; -147.95694


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