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Elson Lagoon in North Slope Borough AK

Elson Lagoon, North Slope Borough, Alaska

Elson Lagoon is a physical feature (bay) in North Slope Borough.

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Feature Name:	Elson Lagoon
Category:	Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type:	Physical
Class:	Bay
Description:	Extends SE 2.5 mi from Point Barrow, between Plover Island and the mainland, Arctic Plain.
History:	"Named Elson's Bay by Captain Beechey (1831, p302), Royal Navy (RN), in September 1826 for Master Thomas Elson, Royal Navy (RN), of H.M.S. Blossom. Elson was placed in charge of a party sent in an open boat to explore the coast from NE of Icy Cape to Point Barrow (Beechy, p 304-321). Cmdr. Maguire (Great Britain, 1854, map facing p. 186), Royal Navy (RN), shows the name Tasuk, which is the common Eskimo generic ""Tasik"" for an enclosed body of water. "
Borough:	North Slope Borough
Latitude:	71.2696914673
Longitude:	-156.081283569

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Elson Lagoon: Elson Lagoon.

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