Alaska Gazetteer
Mount Jarvis is a physical feature (summit) in Northwest Arctic Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Mount Jarvis |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | E of Kivalina River, 9 mi. NE of Kivalina, Arctic Slope. |
| History: | "Named for Lieutenant Daniel H. Jarvis, U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), who conducted an overland expedition for the relief of the whaling fleet ""frozen in"" at Point Barrow. The expedition consisted of a herd of 448 reindeer which passed near this mountain about March, 1898. The mountain may have been named by P. S. Smith and J. B. Mertie, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), about 1925." |
| Borough: | Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Latitude: | 67.9244995117 |
| Longitude: | -164.013458252 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Jarvis: Mount Jarvis.
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