Information About

Elephant Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Elephant Point on The Map

Location

66 ° 15' 32" N,
161 ° 20' 4.999" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Noorvik

Elephant Point in Detail.

About

extends NE into Eschscholtz Bay, 44 mi. SW of Selawik, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Named in 1826 by Captain Beechey (1831, p. 323), Royal Navy (RN), who wrote, "I bestowed the name of Elephant upon the point, to mark its vincinity to the place where the fossils (bones of elephants) were found ***." Name published o n

Topo Maps

Selawik B-5 (1951), Selawik B-5 (1951), Selawik (1951), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik (1957), Selawik B-5 SW (2017),
Places Near Elephant Point
Bays:

Eschscholtz Bay,

Capes:

Elephant Point,

Rivers:

Dick Slough,

Streams:

Duck Creek,

Cities:

Elephant Point,