Alaska Gazetteer
Griffin Point is a physical feature (cape) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Griffin Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | between Beaufort Sea and Oruktalik Lagoon, Arctic Plain. |
| History: | "On August 3, 1825, Sir John Franklin (1828, p. 145) wrote, ""We halted to sup on a gravel reef that extends from the main shore to Point Griffin, * * *."" The Eskimo name for this point of land is ""Oruktalik Nuvugak,"" reported by US@C&GS in 1952." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 70.0630569458 |
| Longitude: | -142.869995117 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Griffin Point: Griffin Point.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Griffin Point does not include property ownership information.
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