Norton Sound

proper noun

An inlet of the Bering Sea on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, south of the Seward Peninsula.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An inlet of the Bering Sea on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, south of the Seward Peninsula.

Origin

Named by Captain James Cook after Sir Fletcher Norton, then Speaker of the British House of Commons.

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Translations

Polish Zatoka Nortona
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Cite this entry
APA

Norton Sound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norton%20Sound

MLA

“Norton Sound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norton%20Sound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norton Sound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norton%20Sound.

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