Information About

Plover Islands

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Utqiagvik

Archipelagos:

Tapkaluk Islands,

Islands:

Igalik Island, Kulgurak Island, Sanigaruak Island,

About

on Beaufort Sea coast, extend SE from Plover Point to Mackay Inlet, Arctic Plain.

History of Plover Islands

Named "Plovers Group" in 1850 by Commander Thomas E. L. Moore, R,N, after his ship, His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Plover, and originally applied to the islands NW of Ekilukruak Entrance (Leffingwell, 1919, p. 77).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Barrow (1949), Barrow (1949), Barrow A-3 (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow (1955), Barrow A-3 NE (2016),

Places Near Plover Islands

Archipelagos:

Plover Islands,

Bays:

Ross Bay,

Capes:

Christie Point, Ross Point, Tulageak Point,

Channels:

Cliffs:

Islands:

Lakes: