Information About

Prudhoe Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 20' 8.999" N,
148 ° 21' 43.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Prudhoe Bay in Detail.

About

betwee Heald Point and Point McIntyre, on Beaufort Sea Coast, 15 mi. SE of Ceechey Point; Arctic Plain. 9.6 miles wide.

History

so named by Franklin, Royal Navy (RN) (1828, p. 159) August 16, 1826. Leffingwell (1919, p. 98) writes, "Probably this bay includes 'Yarborough Inlet'," but Franlkin's nap does not indicate this.

Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-3 (1955), Beechey Point B-3 (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 (1964), Beechey Point B-3 SE (1970), Beechey Point B-3 SE (1970), Beechey Point B-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Prudhoe Bay

Archipelagos:

Bays:

Capes:

Hills:

Islands:

Argo Island, Gull Island, Midway Islands, Reindeer Island,

Rivers:

Putuligayuk River,

Cities:

Deadhorse, Prudhoe Bay,