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

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

From Seattle Times

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

From New York Times

Sea ice is a platform from which to catch crab or cod in Nome, a transportation corridor between villages in Kotzebue Sound and a work station on which to butcher walrus near Gambell.

From Seattle Times

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

From Time