Information About

Oruktalik Entrance

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Oruktalik Entrance on The Map

Location

70 ° 4' 14.002" N,
142 ° 55' 13.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Oruktalik Entrance in Detail.

About

In the off-shore bar between and connecting the Beaufort Sea and Oruktalik Lagoon, 17 mi ESE of Barter Island, Arctic Plain.

History

Local name derived from the Eskimo name for Griffin Point, 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 Oruktalik Entrance
Bays:

Oruktalik Lagoon, Pokok Lagoon, Tapkaurak Lagoon,

Capes:

Griffin Point, Tapkaurak Point,

Channels:

Oruktalik Entrance,

Islands:

Tapkaurak Spit,

Rivers:

John River, Niguanak River,

Streams:

Pokok Creek,