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Smith Bay

Smith Bay

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
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on coast of Beaufort Sea, first sizable bay E of Point Barrow, Arctic Plain.

History of Smith Bay

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.

Places Near Smith Bay
Areas:

Ikpikpuk River Delta,

Bays:

Smith Bay,

Capes:

Cape Simpson,

Rivers:

Ikpikpuk River,