Information About

Smith Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Smith Bay on The Map

Location

70 ° 55' 46.999" N,
154 ° 24' 0" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Smith Bay in Detail.

About

on coast of Beaufort Sea, first sizable bay E of Point Barrow, Arctic Plain.

History

On July 27, 1837, Thomas Simpson (1843, p. 137) wrote: "We now found ourselves in a large and very shallow bay, which we had much pleasure in naming after our worthy friend Chief Factor Smith, ***" of the Hudson's Bay Company. It is E Smith's Bay on Simpson's map.

Topo Maps

Teshekpuk D-3 (1955), Teshekpuk D-3 (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955),
Places Near Smith Bay
Areas:

Ikpikpuk River Delta,

Bays:

Smith Bay,

Capes:

Cape Simpson,

Rivers:

Ikpikpuk River,