Information About

Loon Shoal

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 34' 50.002" N,
149 ° 6' 0" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Loon Shoal in Detail.

About

In the Beaufort Seak, 8 km (5 mi) NE of the Jones Islands.

History

Named for the U.S. Geological Survey research vessel Loon, which was used in scientific studies of the shoal.

Topo Maps

Beechey Point C-4 (1955), Beechey Point C-4 (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point C-4 (1962), Beechey Point (1964),

Places Near Loon Shoal

Bars:

Cat Shoals, Loon Shoal, Stamukhi Shoal,

Bays:

Capes:

Back Point, Beechey Point,

Islands:

Bertoncini Island, Bodfish Island, Cottle Island, Long Island,

Mountains:

Rivers:

Sakonowyak River,