Information About

Sinclair River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sinclair River on The Map

Location

71 ° 4' 48" N,
154 ° 50' 51" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Sinclair River in Detail.

About

Heads in Sinclair Lake and flows N to a Mackey Inlet adjacent to the Arctic Ocean 43 mi SE of Point Barrow, Arctic Plain.

History

Named in 1837 by Thomas Simpson (1843, p. 144), the first white explorer along this caost, for his native guide George Sinclair.

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow A-1 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow A-1 (1962), Barrow A-1 SW (2016),
Places Near Sinclair River
Bays:

Esatkuat Lagoon, Fatigue Bay, McKay Inlet,

Islands:

Kulgurak Island, Tulimanik Island,

Lakes:

Sinclair Lake,

Rivers:

Piasuk River, Sinclair River,