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Tapkaurak Point

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Location

70 ° 4' 54.001" N,
143 ° 1' 3" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Tapkaurak Point in Detail.

About

on coast of Beaufort Sea, between Oruktalik and Tapkaurak Lagoons, Arctic Plain.

History

Local Eskimo name derived from that of the spit, reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1952.

Topo Maps

Barter Island A-4 (1955), Barter Island A-4 (1955), Barter Island A-4 (1955), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1964),

Places Near Tapkaurak Point

Bays:

Oruktalik Lagoon, Tapkaurak Lagoon,

Capes:

Griffin Point, Tapkaurak Point,

Channels:

Oruktalik Entrance, Tapkaurak Entrance,

Islands:

Tapkaurak Spit,

Ridges:

Niguanak Ridge,

Rivers:

John River, Niguanak River,