Information About

Point Marsh

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Marsh on The Map

Location

70 ° 36' 20.999" N,
160 ° 7' 9.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Point Marsh in Detail.

About

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

History

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

Topo Maps

Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright (1955), Wainwright C-2 (1955), Wainwright C-2 (1955), Wainwright C-2 SW (2014),
Places Near Point Marsh
Cities:

Kuk,

Bars:

Tupkak Bar,

Bays:

Wainwright Inlet,

Capes:

Agiak Point, Point Collie, Point Marsh, Sigeakruk Point,

Cities:

Wainwright,

Rivers:

Alatakrok River, Aulatauruk River, Kuk River, Sinaruruk River,