Information About

Oruktalik Entrance

Oruktalik Entrance

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Kaktovik

About

In the off-shore bar between and connecting the Beaufort Sea and Oruktalik Lagoon, 17 mi ESE of Barter Island, Arctic Plain.

History of Oruktalik Entrance

Local name derived from the Eskimo name for Griffin Point, reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1952.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Barter Island A-4 (1955), Barter Island A-4 (1955), Barter Island A-4 (1955), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1964),

Places Near Oruktalik Entrance

Bays:

Oruktalik Lagoon, Pokok Lagoon, Tapkaurak Lagoon,

Capes:

Griffin Point, Tapkaurak Point,

Channels:

Oruktalik Entrance,

Islands:

Tapkaurak Spit,

Rivers:

John River, Niguanak River,

Streams: