Information About

Loon Shoal

Loon Shoal

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

About

In the Beaufort Seak, 8 km (5 mi) NE of the Jones Islands.

History of Loon Shoal

Named for the U.S. Geological Survey research vessel Loon, which was used in scientific studies of the shoal.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Beechey Point C-4 (1955), Beechey Point C-4 (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 C-4 (1962), Beechey Point (1964),

Places Near Loon Shoal

Bars:

Cat Shoals, Loon Shoal, Stamukhi Shoal,

Bays:

Capes:

Back Point, Beechey Point,

Islands:

Bertoncini Island, Bodfish Island, Cottle Island, Long Island,

Mountains:

Rivers:

Sakonowyak River,