Cape Prince of Wales (Russian: Мыс Принца Уэльского; Inupiaq: Siuġaq, Sivuġaq). (65°35′47″N 168°05′05″W / 65.59639°N 168.08472°W / 65.59639; -168.08472) is the westernmost mainland point of the Americas. It was named in 1778 by Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy, presumably for the Prince of Wales at the time, George Augustus Frederick.
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- Satellite image of the Bering Strait. Cape Dezhnev, Russia is on the left while Cape Prince of Wales, USA is on the right.
- Cape Prince of Wales is the westernmost part of North America, located in Alaska overlooking the Bering Strait.
- Cape Prince of Wales, located near the city of Nome in the Nome Census Area, is a prominent geographic feature on the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
- Named on Sunday, May 9, 1778, by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 443), Royal Navy (RN), who said, This point of land, which I named Cape Prince of Wales...
- the Seward Peninsula of the U.S. state of <span title="Earth:Alaska">Alaska</span> near the settlement of Wales, Cape Prince of Wales is the terminus of the...
- Cape Prince of Wales (Template:Coor dms) is the westernmost point in the Americas. ... academickids.com:443/encyclopedia/index.php/Cape_Prince_of_Wales".
- On a clear day, Cape Prince of Wales can also see Russia on the Alaskan mainland. ... Can you see from Wales to Russia?
- In 1778, the cape was named by Captain James Cook for George A. Frederick , or George IV, the Prince of Wales at that time.
- Cape Prince of Wales. hunting spear. The Wales mission house overlooking the two villages at Kingegan, 1895 (Photo by John M. Justice).
- Named in 1778 by Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy, presumably for the Prince of Wales at the time, George Augustus Frederick.