Alaska Gazetteer
Marryat Inlet is a physical feature (sea) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Marryat Inlet |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Sea |
| Description: | On the E coast of the Chujchi Sea, extending 10 mi NE from the village of Point Hope to the mouth of the Kukpuk River, Arctic Slope. |
| History: | "Discovered by Lieutenant Edward Belcher in September 1827 and named by Captain Beechey (1831, v. 2, p. 549), Royal Navy (RN), who wrote, ""This cove, which I have named after his (Lt. Belcher's) relation, Captain Marryat, R.N., is the estuary of a river which has no doubt contributed to throw up the point (Point Hope)."" Captain Marryat was a famous sailor and noveliet." |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 68.3736190796 |
| Longitude: | -166.557510376 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Marryat Inlet: Marryat Inlet.
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