Information About

Newport Entrance

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Newport Entrance on The Map

Location

70 ° 18' 2.002" N,
147 ° 12' 13" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Newport Entrance in Detail.

About

between McClure and Stockton Is., on Beaufort Sea coast, 22 mi. NW of Flaxman I., Arctic Plain

History

So named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 98) "After the whale ship Newport, which is reported to have entered the lagoon at this place."

Places Near Newport Entrance
Archipelagos:

McClure Islands,

Bays:

Mikkelsen Bay,

Capes:

Lion Point, Reliance Point,

Channels:

Newport Entrance,

Islands:

Jeanette Island, Karluk Island, Pole Island, Tigvariak Island,

Rivers:

Shaviovik River,