Information About

Egg Island

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 26' 24" N,
148 ° 44' 21.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Egg Island in Detail.

About

one of Return Is., on Beaufort Sea coast, 10 mi. SE of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain. 1.5 miles long.

History

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 95) in 1911. This island is probably Sir John Franklin's Return Reef.

Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-3 (1955), Beechey Point B-3 (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point B-3 NW (1970), Beechey Point B-3 NW (1970), Beechey Point B-3 NW (1970), Beechey Point B-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Egg Island

Archipelagos:

Return Islands,

Areas:

Kuparuk River Delta,

Bays:

Gwydyr Bay, Placid Et Al State Number 1,

Capes:

Point McIntyre, Point Storkersen,

Hills:

Islands:

Egg Island, Long Island, Stump Island,

Rivers:

Streams: