Information About

Tapkaluk Islands

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tapkaluk Islands on The Map

Location

71 ° 19' 0.998" N,
156 ° 1' 5.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Parent

Plover Islands

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Tapkaluk Islands in Detail.

About

On the Beaufort Sea, 7 mi SE of Point Barrow and 14 mi ENE of Barrow.

History

Eskimo name recorded by Leffingwell (1919, p. 100) in 1914.

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow B-3 (1955), Barrow B-3 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955),
Places Near Tapkaluk Islands
Archipelagos:

Tapkaluk Islands,

Bays:

Avak Bay, Elson Lagoon, Iko Bay, Ross Bay,

Capes:

Ross Point, Scott Point,

Channels:

Ekilukruak Entrance,

Streams:

Avak Creek,