Information About

McClure Islands

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

Islands:

Jeanette Island, Karluk Island,

About

extends on Beaufort Sea coast, 8 mi. N of Foggy I. Bay and 28 mi. NW of Flaxman I., Arctic Plain

History of McClure Islands

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 97) after Captain Robert McClure, Royal Navy (RN), who discovered, in August 1850, the long chain of islands that extend from the Midways to Flaxman Island."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-1 (1955), Beechey Point B-1 (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1955), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point (1960), Beechey Point B-1 (1962), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point B-1 SW (2017),

Places Near McClure Islands

Archipelagos:

McClure Islands,

Bays:

Foggy Island Bay, Stefansson Sound,

Capes:

Lion Point,

Channels:

Newport Entrance,

Islands:

Jeanette Island, Karluk Island, Narwhal Island, Tigvariak Island,

Rivers:

Shaviovik River,