Alaska Gazetteer
Franklin Mountains is a physical feature (range) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Franklin Mountains |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Range |
| Description: | group of mountains, bounded on the south, on the west by Canning River, on north by Ikiakpuk Valley and Lake Schrader, on east by Hulahula River, in Brooks Range, northeast of the Philip Smith Mountains. 30 miles wide. |
| History: | "On July 20, 1837, Thomas Simpson (1843, p. 125) wrote: ""The portion at the Rocky Mountains (Brooks Range) visible from the coast does not terminate, as conjectured by Sir John Franklin, with the Romanzof chain. After a brief interval, another chain commences, less lofty perhaps, but equally picturesque; which in honor of the distinguished officer whose discoveries we were following up, we named the Franklin Range."" (AK-T1)" |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 69.1399993896 |
| Longitude: | -145.43888855 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Franklin Mountains: Franklin Mountains.
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