Information About

Elson Lagoon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Elson Lagoon on The Map

Location

71 ° 17' 6" N,
156 ° 9' 2.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Bays

Port Moore,

Fatalities

2

Elson Lagoon in Detail.

About

Extends SE 2.5 mi from Point Barrow, between Plover Island and the mainland, Arctic Plain.

History

Named Elson's Bay by Captain Beechey (1831, p302), Royal Navy (RN), in September 1826 for Master Thomas Elson, Royal Navy (RN), of H.M.S. Blossom. Elson was placed in charge of a party sent in an open boat to explore the coast from NE of Icy Cape to Point Barrow (Beechy, p 304-321). Cmdr. Maguire (Great Britain, 1854, map facing p. 186), Royal Navy (RN), shows the name Tasuk, which is the common Eskimo generic "Tasik" for an enclosed body of water.

Fatalities

On August 15, 1935, 2 people died while plane piloting. Read More

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow B-3 (1955), Barrow B-3 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955),
Places Near Elson Lagoon
Archipelagos:

Tapkaluk Islands,

Bays:

Avak Bay, Elson Lagoon, Iko Bay,

Capes:

Coblura, Plover Point, Scott Point,

Channels:

Eluitkak Pass,

Islands:

Crescent Island, Deadmans Island, Doctor Island, Illuitkuk Islands (historical),

Lakes:

Lake Tusikvoak,

Streams:

Avak Creek,