Information About

Pingok Island

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 33' 29.999" N,
149 ° 30' 11.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Part of

Jones Islands

Pingok Island in Detail.

About

largest of Jones Is., on Beaufort Sea coast, 7 mi. NW of Beechey Point, Arctic Point.

History

Eskimo name reported to mean "mound" by Leffingwell (1919, p. 97) who originally named this "Leavitt Island, * * * The largest of the Jones Islands, * * * after Capt. George Leavitt of the whaling fleet." The name, Leavitt Island, is now relegated to a small island just W of Pingok Island.

Pingok Island Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Pingok Island.

Topo Maps

Beechey Point C-5 (1955), Beechey Point C-5 (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 C-5 SE (2017),

Places Near Pingok Island

Archipelagos:

Jones Islands,

Bays:

Simpson Lagoon,

Capes:

Kavearak Point, Milne Point,

Hills:

Jones Mound,

Islands:

Bertoncini Island, Leavitt Island, Pingok Island,

Lakes:

Microblade Lake,