Information About

Buckland

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 58' 46.999" N,
161 ° 7' 23.002" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Noorvik

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Buckland in Detail.

About

on Buckland River, 54 mi. N of Haycock, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Eskimo village and trading post reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1914. Its population was 52 in 1920; 104 in 1930; and 115 in 1940. The Buckland post office was established here in 1935 and discontinued about 1941. The present Buckland post office is located at Elephant Point.

Topo Maps

Candle D-5 (1951), Candle D-5 (1951), Candle D-5 (1951), Candle (1951), Candle (1951), Candle (1951), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1964), Candle D-5 NE (2014),

Places Near Buckland

Mountains:

Sugar Top,

Rivers:

Bow River,

Streams:

Canyon Creek, Duck Creek, East Clem Creek, Fairhaven Creek, Fisher Creek, Kanik Creek, Keeyuk Creek, Kilulikpuk Creek, Koobuk Creek, Meinzer Creek,

Cities:

Buckland,