Information About

Wright Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Wright Point on The Map

Location

70 ° 56' 38" N,
155 ° 30' 23" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Wright Point in Detail.

About

on E shore between Admiralty Bay and Dease Inlet, 37 mi. SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain.

History

Name first appears on Commander Maguire's map (Great Britain, 1854, facing p. 186) as Pt. Wright, but published on the British Admiralty (Brit. Adm.) Chart 593 with the generic last.

Topo Maps

Teshekpuk D-5 (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk D-5 NE (2016),
Places Near Wright Point
Archipelagos:

Kikiktak Islands,

Bays:

Admiralty Bay,

Capes:

Wright Point,

Channels:

Dease Inlet,

Islands:

Oarlock Island, Tiny Island,

Lakes:

Pittalukruak Lake, Reindeer Lake,

Rivers:

Alaktak River, Chipp River,