Information About

Back Point

Back Point

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

Elevation:

10 ft (3.05 m)

About

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

History of Back Point

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, ***."

Found on the following 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:

Capes:

Back Point, Beechey Point,

Islands:

Bodfish Island, Cottle Island, Long Island,

Mountains:

Rivers:

Kuparuk River, Sakonowyak River,