Information About

Tuckfield

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Shishmaref

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 of Tuckfield

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).

Found on the following 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,