Information About

Eschscholtz Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 18' 29.002" N,
161 ° 19' 1.999" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Noorvik

Eschscholtz Bay in Detail.

Getting There


To get to Eschscholtz Bay you can fly in to Kotzebue, Deering, or Buckland.

About

An arm of Kotzebue Sound, 45 miles southwest of Selawik; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 11 miles wide.


Eschscholtz Bay is a well enclosed, but still wide and susceptible to winds. On its north it's framed by the Baldwin Peninsula, east and south by mainland, to it's west by Choris Peninsula. The bay is fed by Buckland River and Kauk River, along with Dick Slough and other small streams.

Eschscholtz Bay is traditional subsistence beluga hunting area for the Inupiaq Eskimos of the Kanigmiut nation who would hunt beluga in July. In late July-August they would hunt caribou in the surrounding hills. Bears can also be found along the bay.

John Muir stopped for a week and explored Eschscholtz Bay while aboard Steamer Corwin, on October 4, 1881. To read of his account Click Here.

History

named in 1816 by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for his ship's physician, Dr. Frederick Eschscholtz.

Naming

Eschscholtz Bay was named in 1816 by Lt. Otto von Kotzebue, IRN, in honor of his ship's physician, Dr. Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz.

Places Near Eschscholtz Bay
Bays:

Eschscholtz Bay,

Capes:

Elephant Point,

Rivers:

Dick Slough,

Streams:

Duck Creek, Nazuruk Channel,

Cities:

Elephant Point,