Information About

Jeanette Island

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 22' 0.998" N,
147 ° 25' 5.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Part of

McClure Islands

Jeanette Island in Detail.

About

one of McClure Island on Beaufort Sea coast, 41 mi. E of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain.

History

Named in 1881 by Lieutenant Commander G. W. DeLong, U.S. Navy (USN), for his steamship, the Jeanette.

Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-1 (1955), Beechey Point B-1 (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-1 (1962), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point B-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Jeanette Island

Archipelagos:

McClure Islands,

Bays:

Foggy Island Bay, Stefansson Sound,

Capes:

Channels:

Newport Entrance,

Islands:

Jeanette Island, Karluk Island, Narwhal Island, Tigvariak Island,

Rivers:

Kadleroshilik River, Shaviovik River,