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Egg Island

Egg Island

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  • North Slope
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About

one of Return Is., on Beaufort Sea coast, 10 mi. SE of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain. 1.5 miles long.

History of Egg Island

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 95) in 1911. This island is probably Sir John Franklin's Return Reef.