Information About

Bartlett Island

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 28' 18.998" N,
147 ° 57' 0" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Bartlett Island in Detail.

About

In Beaufort Sea, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) S of Cross Island and 32 km (20 mi) NE of Prudhoe Bay.

History

Named for Captain Robert Abram Bartlett (1875-1946), master of the Karluk, flagship of the 1913 Stefansson Expedition, which was caught by the ice near this island.

Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-2 (1955), Beechey Point B-2 (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point B-2 (1962), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point B-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Bartlett Island

Areas:

Sag Delta Number 1, Sagavanirktok River Delta,

Capes:

Anxiety Point, Point Brower,

Islands:

Bartlett Island, Cross Island, Dinkum Sands, Duck Island, Foggy Island, Foggy Island, Howe Island,

Rivers:

Sagavanirktok River,