Information About

Eluksingiak Point

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 48' 58" N,
159 ° 3' 54" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Eluksingiak Point in Detail.

About

E point of entrance between Kugrua and Peard Bays, 8.5 mi. SW of Point Franklin and 24 mi. NE of Wainwright, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name recorded in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1965 Orth was told by the people at Wainwright that the name means "Eluk's entrance."

Topo Maps

Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright D-1 (1955), Wainwright D-1 (1955), Wainwright D-1 (1955), Wainwright D-1 SE (2014),
Places Near Eluksingiak Point
Cities:

Pingasagruk,

Bays:

Kugrua Bay,

Capes:

Asiniak Point, Eluksingiak Point,