Information About

Iko Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Iko Bay on The Map

Location

71 ° 11' 39.998" N,
155 ° 59' 43.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Iko Bay in Detail.

About

Extending S off Elson Lagoon at the mouth of Avak Creek, between Scott Point and Ross Point, 15 mi SE of Point Barrow, Arctic Plain. 5 miles long.

History

Eskimo name published by Commander R. Maguire (1854, map facing p. 186), Royal Navy (RN), and reported to mean "the last one" or "the end." This feature is probably the same bay shown on Thomas Simpson's map as McKenzies Bay and named "after Chief Factor Roderick Mackenzie (sic)," of the Hudson's Bay Company (simpson, 1843, p. 152).

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow A-3 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow A-3 NE (2016),
Places Near Iko Bay
Archipelagos:

Tapkaluk Islands,

Bays:

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

Capes:

Ross Point, Scott Point,

Channels:

Ekilukruak Entrance,

Lakes:

Lake Tusikvoak,

Streams:

Avak Creek,