Information About

Point Thomson

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Thomson on The Map

Location

70 ° 11' 8.999" N,
146 ° 19' 28.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Point Thomson in Detail.

About

On the Beaufort Sea coast, at the W entrance to Lion Bay, 2.5 mi SW of Flaxman Island, Arctic Plain.

History

Named "Point Thomson: by Sir John Franklin Aug. 7, 1826 (p. 152), but appears on his map as Point Thompson.

Places Near Point Thomson
Archipelagos:

Maguire Islands,

Capes:

Point Hopson, Point Sweeney, Point Thomson,

Channels:

Mary Sachs Entrance,

Islands:

Duchess Island, North Star Island,