Information About

Beaufort Basin

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Beaufort Basin on The Map

Location

69 ° 1' 58.001" N,
162 ° 58' 32.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kotzebue

Elevation

420 ft (128.02 m)

Beaufort Basin in Detail.

About

on Kukpowruk River, 21 mi. E of Cape Beaufort and 50 mi. S of Point Lay; Arctic Slope. 2 miles wide.

History

named about 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists. by the Beaufort Syncline.

Topo Maps

Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay (1955), Point Lay A-2 (1955), Point Lay A-2 (1956), Point Lay A-2 SW (2014),
Places Near Beaufort Basin
Basins:

Beaufort Basin,

Ridges:

Amatusuk Hills,

Streams:

Surprise Creek, Tupikchak Creek, Turbid Creek,