Information About

Black Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Black Island on The Map

Location

69 ° 31' 9.998" N,
146 ° 17' 20" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Elevation

823 ft (250.85 m)

Black Island in Detail.

About

in Canning River, 4.7 mi. W of Mount Copleston and 47 mi. S of Flaxman I., Arctic Slope. 0.2 mile long.

History

Leffingwell did not list this as a geographic name but wrote (1919, p. 119), "A small outcrop of black shale was observed * * * at a small island called Black Island, in Canning River, opposite Mount Copleston."

Topo Maps

Mount Michelson C-4 (1955), Mount Michelson C-4 (1955), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mount Michelson C-4 (1978),
Places Near Black Island
Islands:

Black Island, Shublik Island,

Mountains:

Mount Copleston, Red Hill,

Streams:

Cache Creek, Ignek Creek, Nanook Creek,

Valleys:

Canning Valley, Ignek Valley, Ikiakpaurak Valley,