Alaska Gazetteer
Pogik Point is a physical feature (cape) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Pogik Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on coast of Beaufort Sea, W tip of an island at mouth of Pogik Bay, 6 mi. E of Pitt Point, Arctic Plain. |
| History: | Eskimo name reported in 1950 by US@C&GS, referring to the white belly fur of the caribou. This feature appears to be the Ellice Point shown on the map of Dease and Thomas Simpson (Simpson, 1843, p. 134) named for The Right Honourable Edward Ellice. |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 70.9102783203 |
| Longitude: | -152.892501831 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pogik Point: Pogik Point.
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