# Norton Sound

> English word · Proper noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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