Simpson Lagoon is a physical feature (bay) in North Slope Borough.
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Feature Name: | Simpson Lagoon |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Bay |
Description: | extends NW from Point McIntyre, between Jones and Return Is., and mainland, on Beaufort Sea coast; Arctic Plain. |
History: | "Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 91) ""After Thomas Simpson of the Hudson's Bay Co."" * * * His name has been placed at Simpson Lagoon, behind Return Islands and Jones Islands, as he was the first white man to traverse this body of water.""" |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 70.5322189331 |
Longitude: | -149.437225342 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Simpson Lagoon: Simpson Lagoon.
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