Norton Bay

Norton bay in northeast part of Norton Sound

Norton Bay (Kaŋiiqusuk in Inupiaq) is a waterway classified bay located on the northeastern part of the Norton Sound,[1] on the Seward Peninsula in the Nome Census Area of the Bering Sea of the U.S. state of Alaska. The mouths of several rivers debouch at Norton Bay, including the Kwik, Kwiniuk, and Tubutulik rivers.[2][3]

The name Norton was assigned in 1859 by the Coast Survey. Norton Bay and Norton Sound were discovered as one entity by Captain James Cook in 1778, and named after Sir Fletcher Norton (who later became Lord Grantley), who was the speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain.[4]

  1. ^ Baker 1902, p. 25.
  2. ^ Smith & Eakin 1911, p. 18.
  3. ^ "USGS Place Name: Norton Bay". Mytopo.com. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  4. ^ Baker 1902, p. 305.