Information About

Point Lay

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 44' 37.885" N,
163 ° 0' 30.391" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Fatalities

1

Point Lay in Detail.

About

Along Chukchi Sea coast, 43 mi. SW of Icy Cape; Arctic Plain.

History

The Inuit name (Kali) for this village means "mount," which refers to the village's location on an elevated area. Believed to be the remains of the village of the so-called Kukpowruk people. Formerly situated on a barrier island to the west of Kasegaluk Lagoon, but relocated to the mainland, near the mouth of the Kokolik River, during the 1970's.

Fatalities

On December 9, 1990, 1 person died while walking. Read More

Topo Maps

Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay C-2 (1955), Point Lay C-2 NW (2014),
Places Near Point Lay
Cities:

Kukpowruk,

Bays:

Ledyard Bay,

Capes:

Point Lay, Siksrikpak Point, Sitkok Point,

Channels:

Akunik Pass, Kukpowruk Pass,

Islands:

Kopkakisak Island,

Rivers:

Epizetka River, Kokolik River, Kukpowruk River,

Cities:

Point Lay,