Espenberg (
Iñupiaq: ''Iñuiġniq'') is a settlement in the U.S. state of
Alaska, located northwest of
Deering on the
Seward Peninsula at the mouth of the
Espenberg River The Espenberg River is a river in Alaska's North Slope flowing northeast into the Chukei Seas.
This river is located in the Seward Peninsula, northwest of Deering. Its name is derived from the nearby point of sand, Cape Espenberg.
See also
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by the
Chukchi Sea
Chukchi Sea ( rus, Чуко́тское мо́ре, r=Chukotskoye more, p=tɕʊˈkotskəjə ˈmorʲɪ), sometimes referred to as the Chuuk Sea, Chukotsk Sea or the Sea of Chukotsk, is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west b ...
. It lies within the
Northwest Arctic Borough, consisting of a site with five or six buildings. The name is derived from nearby
Cape Espenberg.
References
Populated places in the Seward Peninsula
Chukchi Sea
Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Arctic Ocean
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