Kotzebue Sound

American  

1. an inlet of the Chukchi Sea, in the Arctic Ocean N of the Bering Strait, in NW Alaska.

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Kotzebue Sound

Alaskan Malamutes take their name from an Inuit tribe that settled along the shores of Kotzebue Sound in north-western Alaska, according to the American Kennel Club.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

Rising water levels farther north, in the Chukchi Sea and Kotzebue Sound areas would persist into Sunday.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2022

Coastal flood warnings were in place starting Saturday morning for the Kotzebue Sound and the Chukchi Sea coast.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

As Gallahorn takes his boat into the Kotzebue Sound in the fall and spring, he watches the edges of floating ice.

From Time ● Jul. 6, 2016

The flora of the region about the head of Kotzebue Sound is hardly less luxuriant and rich in species than that of other points visited by the Corwin lying several degrees farther south.

From Cruise of the Revenue-Steamer Corwin in Alaska and the N.W. Arctic Ocean in 1881: Botatical Notes Notes and Memoranda: Medical and Anthropological; Botanical; Ornithological. by Muir, John