Information About

Milne Point

Milne Point

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

About

on Beaufort Sea coast, 7 mi. W of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain.

History of Milne Point

Named "Point Milne" by P. W. Dease and Thomas Simpson on July 24, 1837 (in Simpson, 1843, p. 129). Leffingwell (1919, p. 89) writes, "Point Milne has been placed (by Leffingwell) on a conspicuous point on the mainland in the approximate position indicated by the Dease and Simpson map."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Beechey Point C-5 (1955), Beechey Point C-5 (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 (1964), Beechey Point C-5 SE (2017),

Places Near Milne Point

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Stamukhi Shoal,

Bays:

Simpson Lagoon,

Capes:

Kavearak Point, Milne Point,

Hills:

Islands:

Bertoncini Island, Bodfish Island, Leavitt Island, Pingok Island,

Lakes:

Microblade Lake,