Information About

Tuckfield

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 25' 9.998" N,
166 ° 24' 5" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Tuckfield in Detail.

About

site of a whaling station, on gravel bar between Chukchi Sea and mouth of Kukpuk River, 11 mi. NE of village of Point Hope, Arctic Slope

History

Local name Tuckfields was reported in 1903 by A. J. Collier, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was probably named after "Little Joe" Tuckfield, a whaler who served with Captain Dexter on Grampus (Stockton, 1890, p. 183).

Topo Maps

Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope B-3 NE (2014),
Places Near Tuckfield
Bars:

Pingucheak,

Bays:

Marryat Inlet,

Capes:

Kilikralik Point, Kowtuk Point, Nuvugalak Point, Sinigrok Point, Tigara Peninsula,

Channels:

Sinuk, Sulupoagaktak Channel,

Cliffs:

Pingu Bluff, Rock Bluffs,

Hills:

Iviangik Mountain,

Lakes:

Aiautak Lagoon, Lake Makpik, Teshekpak Lake, Tusikpak Lake,

Locales:

Tuckfield,

Rivers:

Kukpuk River,

Streams:

Sulupoaktak Channel,

Streams:

Akalolik Creek, Angolik Creek, Kilikralik Creek, Okrurat Creek, Sigrikpak Creek, Siniktaneyak Creek,