Alaska Gazetteer
Point Belcher is a physical feature (cape) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Point Belcher |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on Chukchi Sea shore, 13 mi. NE of Wainwright, Arctic Plain |
| History: | Named in September 1826 by Captain F. W. Beechey, Royal Navy (RN), for Lieutenant (later Sir Edward) Belcher, Royal Navy (RN), Supernumerary, Assistant Surveyor, and contributor to its journal on geological research. The following year he was responsible for the loss of the Blossom's barge and the lives of three of Beechey's men off Choris Peninsula. |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 70.7927780151 |
| Longitude: | -159.651382446 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Belcher: Point Belcher.
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 Point Belcher does not include property ownership information.
