Information About

Tapkaurak Spit

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Location

70 ° 6' 4" N,
143 ° 3' 32" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Tapkaurak Spit in Detail.

About

between Beaufort Sea and Tapkaurak Lagoon, 9 mi. E of Barker I., Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1952 to mean "little narrow spit."

Topo Maps

Barter Island A-4 (1955), Barter Island A-4 (1955), Barter Island A-4 (1955), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1959), Barter Island (1964),

Places Near Tapkaurak Spit

Bays:

Oruktalik Lagoon, Tapkaurak Lagoon,

Capes:

Griffin Point, Martin Point, Tapkaurak Point,

Channels:

Oruktalik Entrance, Tapkaurak Entrance,

Islands:

Tapkaurak Spit,

Ridges:

Niguanak Ridge,

Rivers:

John River, Niguanak River,