McClure Islands is a physical feature (island) in North Slope Borough.
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Feature Name: | McClure Islands |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | extends on Beaufort Sea coast, 8 mi. N of Foggy I. Bay and 28 mi. NW of Flaxman I., Arctic Plain |
History: | "Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 97) after Captain Robert McClure, Royal Navy (RN), who discovered, in August 1850, the long chain of islands that extend from the Midways to Flaxman Island.""" |
Borough: | North Slope Borough |
Latitude: | 70.361114502 |
Longitude: | -147.397506714 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for McClure Islands: McClure Islands.
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