Information About

Prudhoe Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Prudhoe Bay on The Map

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.

Places Near Prudhoe Bay
Archipelagos:

Niakuk Islands,

Bays:

Prudhoe Bay,

Capes:

Heald Point,

Hills:

Prudhoe Mound,

Islands:

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

Rivers:

Putuligayuk River,

Cities:

Deadhorse, Prudhoe Bay,