Information About

Bertoncini Island

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

Part of:

Jones Islands

Length:

0.5 mi (0.8 km)

About

in Jones Is., on Beaufort Sea coast, 4.5 mi. NW of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain. 0.5 mile long.

History of Bertoncini Island

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 14, 94) after Captain John Bertoncini, "known as 'Johnny the Painter'." Captain Bertoncini commanded the whaleship Jeannette, on which Leffingwell returned to San Francisco in the fall of 1914.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Beechey Point C-4 (1955), Beechey Point C-4 (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 C-4 (1962), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point C-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Bertoncini Island

Archipelagos:

Jones Islands,

Bars:

Loon Shoal, Stamukhi Shoal,

Bays:

Simpson Lagoon,

Capes:

Beechey Point, Kavearak Point, Milne Point,

Islands:

Bertoncini Island, Bodfish Island, Cottle Island, Pingok Island,

Mountains:

Beechey Mound,