Information About

Sinclair Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sinclair Lake on The Map

Location

71 ° 0' 0.432" N,
154 ° 47' 22.895" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Length

5 mi (8.05 km)

Sinclair Lake in Detail.

About

On the Arctic Coata Plain between Dease Inlet and Smith Bay, 1.7 mi from the Arctic Ocean, 45 mi SE of Point Barrow, Arctic Plain.

History

Named in 1837 by Thomas Simpson (1843, p. 144), the first white explorer along this coast, for his native guide George Sinclair.

Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow A-1 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow A-1 (1962), Barrow A-1 SE (2016),
Places Near Sinclair Lake
Bays:

Fatigue Bay,

Islands:

Tulimanik Island,

Lakes:

Sinclair Lake,

Rivers:

Piasuk River, Sinclair River,