Information About

Point Belcher

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 47' 34.001" N,
159 ° 39' 5" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Point Belcher in Detail.

About

on Chukchi Sea shore, 13 mi. NE of Wainwright, Arctic Plain

History

Named in September 1826 by Captain F. W. Beechey, Royal Navy (RN), for Lieutenant (later Sir Edward) Belcher, Royal Navy (RN), Supernumerary, Assistant Surveyor, and contributor to its journal on geological research. The following year he was responsible for the loss of the Blossom's barge and the lives of three of Beechey's men off Choris Peninsula.

Topo Maps

Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright D-2 (1955), Wainwright D-2 SE (2014),

Places Near Point Belcher

Cities:

Sidaru,

Capes:

Point Belcher,

Streams:

Omikmak Creek,