Ross Bay is a physical feature (bay) in North Slope Borough.
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Feature Name: | Ross Bay |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Bay |
Description: | on Beaufort Sea coast, 2 mi. S of Ross Point and 21 mi. SE of Barrow, Arctic Plain. |
History: | Named August 3, 1837 by Thomas Simpson (1843, p. 151), for a personal friend, a partner of Charles and Rowand in the fur trade at Fort Garry. The name was originally applied to the larger area, north of the lagoon, extending east of Ross Point. |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 71.1843414307 |
Longitude: | -155.891036987 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ross Bay: Ross Bay.
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Nuwuk, AK (19 miles NW) |