Besboro Island

Besboro Island (Russian: Бесборо) is a small island in the Norton Sound, Bering Sea, off the shores of Alaska. It is located 11 miles (18 km) west of the mainland and 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Christmas Mountain, Nulato Hills. This island was named on September 12, 1778 by Captain James Cook(1785, v. 2, p. 479), RN, who published it as "Besborough Island." It is part of the Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

Besboro Island

Besboro Island (Russian: Бесборо) is a small island in the Norton Sound, Bering Sea, off the shores of Alaska. It is located 11 miles (18 km) west of the mainland and 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Christmas Mountain, Nulato Hills. This island was named on September 12, 1778 by Captain James Cook(1785, v. 2, p. 479), RN, who published it as "Besborough Island." It is part of the Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.