Information About

Becket Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 34' 27.998" N,
164 ° 42' 56.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

1060 ft (323.09 m)

Becket Ridge in Detail.

About

NW-SE trending, about 23 mi SSW of Cape Sabine nad 56 mi ENE of Point Hope, Arctic Slope. 6 miles long.

History

Named for Thomas Becket (1118-1170), English Royal Chancellor, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Martyr, because the date of his death corresponds with the elevation of the highest point on the ridge. Named in 1965 by a geologist of the B. P. Exploration Co., Inc.

Topo Maps

De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains (1955), De Long Mountains C-5 (1955), De Long Mountains C-5 (1955), De Long Mountains (1965), De Long Mountains C-5 SW (2014),

Places Near Becket Ridge

Ridges:

Becket Ridge, Thetis Ridge,