Information About

Howe Island

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 18' 56.999" N,
147 ° 59' 6" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Howe Island in Detail.

About

in Sagavanirktok River Delta, on Beaufort Sea coast, 29 mi. SE of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain. 1.3 miles long.

History

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 96), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Dr. George P. Howe of the Anglo-American Polar Expedition, 1906-07.

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 SW (1970), Beechey Point B-2 SW (1970), Beechey Point B-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Howe Island

Areas:

Sag Delta Number 1, Sagavanirktok River Delta,

Capes:

Anxiety Point, Point Brower, Heald Point,

Islands:

Bartlett Island, Cross Island, Duck Island, Foggy Island, Foggy Island, Foggy Island, Howe Island,

Rivers:

Sagavanirktok River,