Information About

South Salt Lagoon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map South Salt Lagoon on The Map

Location

71 ° 18' 35.852" N,
156 ° 43' 19.085" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Length

0.7 mi (1.13 km)

South Salt Lagoon in Detail.

About

on Chukchi Sea coast, 1.4 mi. NE of Barrow, Arctic Plain

History

Named for scientific purposes (Carson and Hussey, 1962). This feature may be the same lake Sergeant John Murdoch (1892, p. 28) recorded as "Ikpilin (g)" (Ikpiklik) meaning "having high banks."