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

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

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

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[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.

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