Information About

Shainin Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 20' 22.708" N,
151 ° 3' 39.92" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Length

2.7 mi (4.35 km)

Elevation

2743 ft (836.07 m)

Shainin Lake in Detail.

About

On the N slope of the Brooks Range, in the course of Alapah Creek, W of Mount Wachsmuth, 22 mi NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope.

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1951 for Vincent E. Shainin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist, who drowned in this lake in 1950. This Eskimo name for this lake is Kanayut (Rausch, 1951, p. 150).

Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake B-2 (1971), Chandler Lake B-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Shainin Lake

Glaciers:

West Alapah Glacier,

Lakes:

Irgnyivik Lake, Shainin Lake,

Mountains:

Alapah Mountain, Ear Peak, Fan Mountain, Marshmallow Mountain, Mount Wachsmuth,

Streams:

Alapah Creek, Erratic Creek, Grizzly Creek, Kayak Creek, Welcome Creek,