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Blossom Shoals

Blossom Shoals

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Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
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Extend 10 miles northwest from Icy Cape.

History of Blossom Shoals

Named in 1826 by Captain Beechey (1831, v. 1, p. 276), who wrote, "Upon examination with the boats, several successive banks were found at about three quarters of a mile apart, lying parallel with the coast line * * *. These shoals lie immediately off Icy Cape * * *, "and were named after Beechey's ship H.@M.@S. Blossom. In September, 1889, Lieutenant Commander C. H. Stockton, U.S. Navy (USN), of the U.S.S. Thetis, erected a beacon on Icy Cape to mark the beginning of Blossom Shoals.

Places Near Blossom Shoals
Bars:

Blossom Shoals,

Capes:

Icy Cape,

Channels:

Avak Inlet, Icy Cape Pass,

Locales:

Akeonik,

Rivers:

Tunalik River,