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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Example Sentences

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

From Kotzebue Sound to Norton Sound there is a central pocket on the back of the weapon, directly under the groove, for the shaft of the weapon to receive the index finger.

From Throwing-sticks in the National Museum Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-'84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1890, pages 279-289 by Mason, Otis T.