Baldwin Peninsula

Map showing Kotzebue Sound with the town of Kotzebue at the tip of the Baldwin Peninsula

Location of the Baldwin Peninsula in Alaska

Baldwin Peninsula is a peninsula located on the Arctic Circle in the northwestern region of the U.S. state of Alaska, at 66°33′06″N 161°55′44″W. It extends 72 km (45 mi) into Kotzebue Sound from the Alaska mainland and defines the south boundary of Hotham Inlet. It is 2–19 km (1–12 miles) wide.

The city of Kotzebue and Ralph Wien Memorial Airport are located at the end of the peninsula. The remainder of the peninsula is covered with permafrost and hundreds of tundra lakes.

External links

• Tundra lakes on the Baldwin Peninsula, photos

Sources

• USGS Geographic Names Information System, Baldwin Peninsula