Information About

Bartlett Island

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 28' 18.998" N,
147 ° 57' 0" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Bartlett Island in Detail.

About

In Beaufort Sea, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) S of Cross Island and 32 km (20 mi) NE of Prudhoe Bay.

History

Named for Captain Robert Abram Bartlett (1875-1946), master of the Karluk, flagship of the 1913 Stefansson Expedition, which was caught by the ice near this island.