Alaska Gazetteer
Igalik Island is a physical feature (island) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Igalik Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Located in Plover Islands, 36 miles east of Barrow, Arctic Plain. 2.5 miles long. |
| History: | "Eskimo name reported to mean ""window,"" by Leffingwell, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1910. Leffingwell (1919, p. 96) states it is ""The easternmost of the Plover Islands,"" and ""Probably the same as Ikalue on British Admiralty (Brit. Adm.) Chart No. 593.""" |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 71.1744613647 |
| Longitude: | -155.1612854 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Igalik Island: Igalik Island.
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