Information About

Back Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Back Point on The Map

Location

70 ° 27' 47.999" N,
149 ° 3' 42.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Back Point in Detail.

About

on Beaufort Sea coast, W point of entrance to Gwydyr Bay, 3 mi. SE of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain

History

Sir John Franklin (1828, p.166) wrote, on August 16, 1826, "We had *** the gratification of being able to trace the land round Gwydyr Bay to its outer point,*** which I have named after my excellent companion, Lieut. (later Captain) George Back, ***."

Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-4 (1955), Beechey Point B-4 (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 B-4 (1962), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point B-4 NE (1970), Beechey Point B-4 NE (1970), Beechey Point B-4 NE (2017),
Places Near Back Point
Archipelagos:

Return Islands,

Areas:

Kuparuk River Delta,

Bars:

Cat Shoals, Loon Shoal,

Bays:

Gwydyr Bay,

Capes:

Back Point, Beechey Point,

Islands:

Bodfish Island, Cottle Island, Long Island,

Mountains:

Beechey Mound,

Rivers:

Kuparuk River, Sakonowyak River,