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Cape Deceit

Coordinates: 66°05′52″N 162°44′54″W / 66.09778°N 162.74833°W / 66.09778; -162.74833
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Cape Deceit (Iñupiaq: Qipalut) is a cape in Alaska.[1] It is located in the Seward Peninsula on the Chukchi Sea coast.

Cape Deceit extends into Kotzebue Sound, 2 mi. NW of Deering; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

This cape's name was given in 1816 by Lt. Otto von Kotzebue. "Deceit" is a translation of the German Betrug, for Kotzebue thought that there was something about the shape of the cape and its surroundings that indicated a bay that did not exist. Thus he declared it to be "deceitful".

The Eastern Beringian vole, Microtus deceitensis, has been named after Cape Deceit.

References

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  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Cape Deceit (Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  • Cape Deceit vole: [1] & [2]
  • Bird life at Cape Deceit: [3]

66°05′52″N 162°44′54″W / 66.09778°N 162.74833°W / 66.09778; -162.74833