Information About

Simpson Lagoon

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 31' 55.999" N,
149 ° 26' 13.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Simpson Lagoon in Detail.

About

extends NW from Point McIntyre, between Jones and Return Is., and mainland, on Beaufort Sea coast; Arctic Plain.

History

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 91) "After Thomas Simpson of the Hudson's Bay Co." * * * His name has been placed at Simpson Lagoon, behind Return Islands and Jones Islands, as he was the first white man to traverse this body of water."

Topo Maps

Beechey Point C-5 (1955), Beechey Point C-5 (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 C-5 SE (2017),

Places Near Simpson Lagoon

Archipelagos:

Jones Islands,

Bars:

Stamukhi Shoal,

Bays:

Simpson Lagoon,

Capes:

Kavearak Point, Milne Point,

Hills:

Jones Mound,

Islands:

Bertoncini Island, Bodfish Island, Pingok Island,

Lakes:

Microblade Lake,

Mountains:

Beechey Mound,