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Simpson Cove

Simpson Cove

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
About

off Camden Bay, S of Collinson Point, 28 mi. SW of Barter I., Arctic Plain.

History of Simpson Cove

Named by Lieutenant Commander C. H. Stockton, U.S. Navy (USN), for Thomas Simpson, factor of the Hudson's Bay Company, who with Peter Warren Dease in 1837, made an exploring journey along the Arctic coast from the mouth of the Mackenzie River to Point Barrow.

Places Near Simpson Cove
Bays:

Simpson Cove,

Capes:

Collinson Point,

Rivers:

Katakturuk River,

Streams:

Carter Creek, Marsh Creek, West Fork Marsh Creek,