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Bartlett Island

Bartlett Island

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  • North Slope
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In Beaufort Sea, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) S of Cross Island and 32 km (20 mi) NE of Prudhoe Bay.

History of Bartlett Island

Named for Captain Robert Abram Bartlett (1875-1946), master of the Karluk, flagship of the 1913 Stefansson Expedition, which was caught by the ice near this island.