Information About

Plover Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Plover Point on The Map

Location

71 ° 21' 39.24" N,
156 ° 21' 47.52" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Plover Point in Detail.

About

at end of spit extending SE from Point Barrow, forming W side of Eluitkak Entrance, between Elson Lagoon and Beaufort Sea, Arctic Plain.

History

Named by British Admiralty for the H.M.S. Plover which wintered near the point of land in 1852-54, and published on master Thomas Hull's 1853 map.