Alaska Gazetteer
Black Head is a physical feature (cape) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Black Head |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | N point of entrance to Kurgorak Bay, 37 mi. SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain |
| History: | "Originally named ""Black Rock Point"" on Thomas Simpson's map. On August 2, 1837 he wrote, ""an angular mass of dark-colored granite lay off the point * * *."" ""Black Head"" was published on Captain F. W. Beechey's ""Point Rodney to Point Barrow"" chart, dated 1826-54." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 71.0691680908 |
| Longitude: | -155.270828247 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Black Head: Black Head.
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