Information About

Bullen Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bullen Point on The Map

Location

70 ° 11' 6" N,
146 ° 52' 0.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Bullen Point in Detail.

About

on Beaufort Sea shore, E point of entrance to Mikkelson Bay, Arctic Plain.

History

Named "Point Bullen" on August 7, 1826 by Sir John Franklin (1828, p. 152). The Eskimo name "Shavugavik," meaning "working place" was reported in 1913 by Leffingwell (1919, p. 94).

Topo Maps

Flaxman Island A-5 (1955), Flaxman Island A-5 (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island A-5 (1962),
Places Near Bullen Point
Archipelagos:

Stockton Islands,

Bays:

Mikkelsen Bay,

Capes:

Bullen Point,

Channels:

Challenge Entrance,

Islands:

Belvedere Island, Pole Island,