Anxiety Point
Anxiety Point is a cape in North Slope Borough, Alaska, in the United States.
Anxiety Point was so named in 1826 from the anxiety explorer John Franklin and his team experienced when attempting to reach the cape from sea in adverse weather conditions.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anxiety Point
- ^ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
- ^ Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 83.
70°18′55″N 147°57′25″W / 70.31528°N 147.95694°W
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