Information About

Gordon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gordon on The Map

Location

69 ° 40' 48" N,
141 ° 12' 20.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Gordon in Detail.

About

site of trading post on NE shore of Demarcation Bay, 2.5 mi. E of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain.

History

Named for Thomas Gordon, who came to the N coast of Alaska from Scotland in 1888 and became a trader (Brower, 1944, p. 134).

Topo Maps

Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point (1951), Demarcation Point C-1 (1955), Demarcation Point C-1 (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1955), Demarcation Point (1964),
Places Near Gordon
Bays:

Demarcation Bay, Kagiluak Bight,

Capes:

Demarcation Point,

Rivers:

Turner River,

Streams:

Kagiluak Creek, Putugook Creek,

Cities:

Gordon,