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Seward Peninsula

American  

noun

  1. a peninsula in W Alaska, on Bering Strait.


Seward Peninsula British  
/ ˈsjuːəd /

noun

  1. a peninsula of W Alaska, on the Bering Strait. Length: about 290 km (180 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The work tested the accuracy of three different AI approaches against field data collected by Los Alamos researchers from three watersheds with patchy permafrost on the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

The attack occurred in the remote village of Wales, Alaska, which is on the western edge of the Seward Peninsula that juts into the Bering Sea toward Russia.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023

The bear entered the village of Wales on Tuesday afternoon, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, and began chasing people, police said.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2023

The coastal flood warning for the southern Seward Peninsula coast, including Nome, was in effect from Friday evening until Sunday morning.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022

The strait between Siberia’s Chukotsky Peninsula and Alaska’s Seward Peninsula is now only 56 miles wide and about 120 feet deep, shallower than many lakes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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