Information About

Oarlock Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Oarlock Island on The Map

Location

70 ° 56' 39.998" N,
155 ° 39' 52.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Part of

Kikiktak Islands

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Oarlock Island in Detail.

About

between Admiralty Bay and Dease Inlet, S island of Kikiktak Is., 34 mi. SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain.

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1924 because the charted outline resembles an oarlock.

Topo Maps

Teshekpuk D-5 (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk D-5 NE (2016),
Places Near Oarlock Island
Archipelagos:

Kikiktak Islands,

Bays:

Admiralty Bay,

Capes:

McTavish Point, Wright Point,

Islands:

Oarlock Island, Tiny Island,

Lakes:

Reindeer Lake,

Rivers:

Chipp River,