Information About

Prudhoe Bay

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

About

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

History of Prudhoe Bay

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.

Found on the following 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,