Information About

Point Lay

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 45' 45" N,
163 ° 3' 15.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Point Lay in Detail.

About

on barrier island of Chukchi Sea coast, 43 mi. SW of Icy Cape, Arctic Plain.

History

Named in September 1826 by Captain Beechey (1831, v. 1, p. 303), Royal Navy (RN), who wrote, "and to the points and inlets to the southward (of Cape Smyth) I with pleasure affixed the names of the officers of the ship, whose merits entitled them to this distinction." George Tradescant Lay was the naturalist of the expedition. Tikhmeniev's 1861 map shows the name M(ys) Sloistyy meaning "in layers."

Topo Maps

Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay D-2 (1955), Point Lay D-2 SW (2014),

Places Near Point Lay

Cities:

Kukpowruk,

Bays:

Ledyard Bay,

Capes:

Point Lay, Siksrikpak Point, Sitkok Point,

Channels:

Kukpowruk Pass,

Islands:

Kopkakisak Island,

Rivers:

Epizetka River, Kokolik River, Kukpowruk River,

Cities:

Point Lay,