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Besboro Island (Russian: Бесборо) is a small island in the Norton Sound, Bering Sea, off the shores of Alaska.[1] It is located 11 miles (18 km) west of the mainland and 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Christmas Mountain, Nulato Hills.

Besboro island stretches from north to south and is only 2 miles in length and a half mile across at its widest. It is, however, very craggy, rising up to a height of 903 feet (275 m). Administratively, this island belongs to the Nome Census Area, Alaska. It is owned by the Unalakleet Native Corporation (90%) and the Shaktoolik Native Corporation (10%). It is used by the locals for subsistence and recreational activities and by deep water vessels for safe harbor in stormy weather. The tidal sand spit that stretches off the northeast corner is a haul out area for seal.

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.

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[de] Besboro Island

Besboro Island ist eine unbewohnte Insel der Bering-See, die im Nortonsund liegt, der zu Alaska gehört. Das zerklüftete Eiland liegt ca. 18 km vom Festland und 61 km vom Christmas Mountain (Nulato Hills) entfernt.

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- [en] Besboro Island

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[fr] Île Besboro

L'île Besboro (en russe : Бесборо) est une île située dans la mer de Béring en Alaska (États-Unis).

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[it] Besboro

Besboro è una piccola isola degli Stati Uniti d'America, nel mare di Bering, è situata nella baia di Norton Sound, 18 km a ovest della costa dell'Alaska. Ha 3 km di lunghezza ed è larga solo 800 m; raggiunge un'altitudine massima di 275 m.

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[ru] Бесборо

Бесборо (англ. Besboro Island) — маленький остров в заливе Нортон Берингова моря. Расположен в 18 км к западу от побережья Аляски. Остров составляет примерно 3 км в длину и 800 м в ширину. Максимальная высота над уровнем моря — 242 м[1]. В административном отношении относится к зоне переписи населения Ном, штат Аляска, США.

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