Information About

Beechey Point

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 29' 12.998" N,
149 ° 9' 51.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Beechey Point in Detail.

About

on Beaufort Sea coast, on S shore of Simpson Lagoon, 25 mi. E of mouth of Colville River, Arctic Plain

History

Named "Point Beechey" on August 17, 1826, by Sir John Franklin (1828, p.166), who wrote, "a more westerly hummock, ***that has been distinguished by the name of my friend Captain Frederick William Beechey, Royal Navy (RN), at which point * * * our discoveries terminated."

Topo Maps

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Places Near Beechey Point

Bars:

Cat Shoals, Loon Shoal,

Capes:

Back Point, Beechey Point, Kavearak Point,

Islands:

Bertoncini Island, Bodfish Island, Cottle Island,

Mountains:

Beechey Mound,

Rivers:

Sakonowyak River,