on Beaufort Sea coast, on S shore of Simpson Lagoon, 25 mi. E of mouth of Colville River, Arctic Plain
Named "Point Beechey" on August 17, 1826, by Sir John Franklin (1828, p.166), who wrote, "a more westerly hummock, ***that has been distinguished by the name of my friend Captain Frederick William Beechey, Royal Navy (RN), at which point * * * our discoveries terminated."
Back Point, Beechey Point, Kavearak Point,
Islands:Bertoncini Island, Bodfish Island, Cottle Island,
Mountains:Rivers: