wrangell
wrangell Lexical Profile
• noun
American A city and borough in the southeastern panhandle of Alaska, located on the northern tip of Wrangell Island along the Inside Passage.
"Visitors to Wrangell often take boat tours to see the brown bears at the nearby Anan Wildlife Observatory."
American A high mountain range and volcanic field in eastern Alaska that includes Mount Wrangell, a massive shield volcano.
"The climbers spent weeks navigating the heavily glaciated and rugged peaks of the Wrangell Mountains."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often spelled 'Wrangell' for the locations in Alaska and 'Wrangel' for the Russian island in the Arctic Ocean, both named after the same explorer.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named after Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797-1870), a Baltic German explorer and admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy who was the chief manager of the Russian-American Company.