Information About

Jeanette Island

Jeanette Island

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Nuiqsut

Part of:

McClure Islands

About

one of McClure Island on Beaufort Sea coast, 41 mi. E of Beechey Point, Arctic Plain.

History of Jeanette Island

Named in 1881 by Lieutenant Commander G. W. DeLong, U.S. Navy (USN), for his steamship, the Jeanette.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Beechey Point B-1 (1955), Beechey Point B-1 (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 B-1 (1962), Beechey Point (1964), Beechey Point B-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Jeanette Island

Archipelagos:

McClure Islands,

Bays:

Foggy Island Bay, Stefansson Sound,

Capes:

Channels:

Newport Entrance,

Islands:

Jeanette Island, Karluk Island, Narwhal Island, Tigvariak Island,

Rivers:

Kadleroshilik River, Shaviovik River,