Information About

Pingu Bluff

Pingu Bluff

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Shishmaref

About

on barrier bar between Chukchi Sea and Marryat Inlet, 6 mi. NE of village of Point Hope, Arctic Slope.

History of Pingu Bluff

Eskimo name meaning "hill" reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Pingoo."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope B-3 NW (2014),

Places Near Pingu Bluff

Bays:

Capes:

Nuvugalak Point, Tigara Peninsula,

Channels:

Sinuk, Sulupoagaktak Channel,

Cliffs:

Lakes:

Ipiutak Lagoon, Teshekpak Lake,

Locales:

Rivers:

Streams:

Sulupoaktak Channel,

Cities: