Information About

Foggy Island

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

About

in Foggy I. Bay, Sagavanirktok River Delta, on Beaufort Sea coast, 35 mi. SE of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain

History of Foggy Island

Named by Franklin (1828, p. 155) August 11, 1826, who, having been detained eight days by fogs, described "this dreary place by the name of Foggy Island."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-2 (1955), Beechey Point B-2 (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 B-2 (1962), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point B-2 SE (1970), Beechey Point B-2 SE (1970), Beechey Point B-2 SE (1970), Beechey Point B-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Foggy Island

Areas:

Sagavanirktok River Delta,

Bars:

Boulder Patch,

Capes:

Anxiety Point, Point Brower,

Islands:

Bartlett Island, Dinkum Sands, Duck Island, Foggy Island, Foggy Island, Foggy Island, Howe Island,

Rivers:

Kadleroshilik River,