Alaska Gazetteer
Dease Inlet is a cultural feature (channel) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Dease Inlet |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | Between Christie and Tangent Points, extends S 19 mi to Admiralty Bay, 28 mi SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain. 7 miles wide. |
| History: | "Named for Peter Warren Dease by Tomas Simpson (1843, p. 149), August 2, 1837, ""for my worthy colleague."" The Eskimo name ""Kilulea"", shown by Commander Rochfort Maguire (Great Britain, 1854, map facing p 186), Royal Navy (RN), May be derived from a word meaning ""to the back"", hence ""inland""." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 71.0308303833 |
| Longitude: | -155.426116943 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Dease Inlet: Dease Inlet.
