Information About

Simpson Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 58' 30" N,
144 ° 54' 38.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Simpson Cove in Detail.

About

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

History

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.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Simpson Cove

Bays:

Simpson Cove,

Capes:

Collinson Point,

Rivers:

Katakturuk River,

Streams:

Carter Creek, Marsh Creek, West Fork Marsh Creek,