Information About

Point Marsh

Point Marsh

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 13 ft (3.96 m)
About

on the Chukchi Sea coast, at S point of entrance to Wainwright Inlet 2.5 mi. S of Wainwright, Arctic Plain

History of Point Marsh

Named by Captain Beechey (1831, p. 303), Royal Navy (RN), in September, 1826, for George Marsh, shi's purser.