Information About

McKay Inlet

Quick Facts

Open in The Map McKay Inlet on The Map

Location

71 ° 4' 40.001" N,
155 ° 1' 46.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

McKay Inlet in Detail.

About

Extends S from Fatigue Bay, 3 mi SE of Tangent Point at the mouth of Dease Inlet and 44 mi SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain.

History

Named in 1837 by Thomas Simpson in honor of one of his guides, James McKay.