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The Choris Peninsula is a cape in Alaska. It is located in the east of Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea coast.

The Choris Peninsula is a small headland pointing southwards. Chamisso Island lies off its southern tip.

It was named in 1816 by Lt. Otto von Kotzebue IRN, for Louis Choris, a member of his expedition.

See also

• Chamisso Wilderness

References

1. "Choris Peninsula (Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

• "Choris Peninsula". AK HomeTownLocator.

66°17′05″N 161°52′50″W / 66.28472°N 161.88056°W / 66.28472; -161.88056

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