Information About

Argo Island

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

Part of:

Midway Islands

Length:

0.7 mi (1.13 km)

About

on Beaufort Sea coast, E island of Midway Is., Arctic Plain. 0.7 mile long.

History of Argo Island

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 15, 93) for his yawl Argo. The yawl left Seattle for Flaxman Island in May 1909, and "was turned over to Samuel McIntyre for payment of his wages," *** in August, 1912.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-3 (1955), Beechey Point B-3 (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 B-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Argo Island

Archipelagos:

Areas:

Bays:

Capes:

Islands:

Argo Island, Gull Island, Midway Islands, Reindeer Island,

Rivers:

Sagavanirktok River,

Cities:

Prudhoe Bay,