Information About

Point Marsh

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 36' 20.999" N,
160 ° 7' 9.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Point Marsh in Detail.

About

on the Chukchi Sea coast, at S point of entrance to Wainwright Inlet 2.5 mi. S of Wainwright, Arctic Plain

History

Named by Captain Beechey (1831, p. 303), Royal Navy (RN), in September, 1826, for George Marsh, shi's purser.