History of Point Lay

Named in September 1826 by Captain Beechey (1831, v. 1, p. 303), Royal Navy (RN), who wrote, "and to the points and inlets to the southward (of Cape Smyth) I with pleasure affixed the names of the officers of the ship, whose merits entitled them to this distinction." George Tradescant Lay was the naturalist of the expedition. Tikhmeniev's 1861 map shows the name M(ys) Sloistyy meaning "in layers."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Point Lay

Kukpowruk,

Ledyard Bay,

Point Lay, Siksrikpak Point, Sitkok Point,

Kukpowruk Pass,

Kopkakisak Island,

Epizetka River, Kokolik River, Kukpowruk River,

Point Lay,