Information About

Stump Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Stump Island on The Map

Location

70 ° 25' 9.998" N,
148 ° 36' 5" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Nuiqsut

Part of

Return Islands

Stump Island in Detail.

About

E island of Return Is., on Beaufort Sea coast, 13 mi. SE of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain.

History

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 99) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1911

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 Stump Island
Capes:

Point McIntyre, Point Storkersen,

Hills:

Kuparuk Mound, Prudhoe Mound,

Islands:

Egg Island, Stump Island,

Rivers:

Putuligayuk River,

Streams:

Fawn Creek,

Cities:

Deadhorse,