Alaska Gazetteer
Boulder Shoals is a physical feature (bar) in North Slope Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Boulder Shoals |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bar |
| Description: | in Camden Bay between Collinson and Konganevik Points, Arctic Plain. |
| History: | "In 1826 Sir John Franklin (1828, p. 148), Royal Navy (RN), wrote; ""There was another island adjoining which, seemed to be a collection of boulder stones; from whence its designation on the map."" John Simpson's native map, dated 1855, gives the Eskimo name ""Tingowaiak I."" Leffingwell (1919, p. 94) states, ""The island * * * has since been washed away, leaving shoals"", which he named ""Boulder Shoals.""" |
| Borough: | North Slope Borough |
| Latitude: | 69.9887619019 |
| Longitude: | -144.937591553 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Boulder Shoals: Boulder Shoals.
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