Information About

Collinson Point

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 59' 30.001" N,
144 ° 54' 27" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Collinson Point in Detail.

About

between Simpson Cove and Camden Bay, 30 mi. SW of Barter I., Arctic Plain

History

Named by Lieutenant Commander C. H. Stockton, U.S. Navy (USN), for Captain Richard Collinson, Royal Navy (RN), of the H.M.S. Enterprise who explored along the north coast of Alaska in 1851 and in 1853-54. The Eskimo name for this point of land according to Leffingwell (1919, p. 94) was "Nuwuak", which he indicates may mean "influenza." This may be the word "nuvak" meaning "cough," but may just as likely be "nuvuk" meaning "cape" or "point of land."

Topo Maps

Mount Michelson D-2 (1955), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956),
Places Near Collinson Point
Bays:

Simpson Cove,

Capes:

Collinson Point,

Rivers:

Katakturuk River,

Streams:

Carter Creek, Marsh Creek, West Fork Marsh Creek,