Information About

Plover Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

71 ° 13' 39" N,
155 ° 42' 43.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Archipelagos

Tapkaluk Islands,

Islands

Igalik Island, Kulgurak Island, Sanigaruak Island,

Plover Islands in Detail.

About

on Beaufort Sea coast, extend SE from Plover Point to Mackay Inlet, Arctic Plain.

History

Named "Plovers Group" in 1850 by Commander Thomas E. L. Moore, R,N, after his ship, His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Plover, and originally applied to the islands NW of Ekilukruak Entrance (Leffingwell, 1919, p. 77).

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow A-3 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow A-3 NE (2016),

Places Near Plover Islands

Archipelagos:

Plover Islands,

Bays:

Ross Bay,

Capes:

Christie Point, Ross Point, Tulageak Point,

Channels:

Cliffs:

Islands:

Lakes: