The Seahorse Islands is a chain of long and narrow sandy islands in western
North Slope Borough
The North Slope Borough is the northernmost borough in the US state of Alaska and thus, the northernmost county or equivalent of the United States as a whole. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,031. The borough seat and largest city i ...
,
Alaska,
United States. They are located between
Peard Bay Peard Bay is a bay in the Chukchi Sea, in Alaska's North Slope. It is located at . This bay lies just a few miles northeast of Wainwright. It was named by Frederick William Beechey
Frederick William Beechey (17 February 1796 – 29 Nove ...
and the
Chukchi Sea
Chukchi Sea ( rus, Чуко́тское мо́ре, r=Chukotskoye more, p=tɕʊˈkotskəjə ˈmorʲɪ), sometimes referred to as the Chuuk Sea, Chukotsk Sea or the Sea of Chukotsk, is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west b ...
, east of
Point Franklin
Point Franklin is a piece of land located on the Chukchi Sea side of North Slope, Alaska.
Point Franklin is a few miles north of Wainwright, limiting with the Peard Bay to the east.
Point Franklin was named by British mariner Frederick William ...
. The longest island is about in length and the highest point of the islands is . The shape of these coastal islands has changed over the years.
The Seahorse Islands were named by Captain
Frederick William Beechey in 1826. Beechey had sent out his barge to explore the coastline further north. It reached the islands on August 21, 1826. Beechey, writing later, said: ''"On the 21st they arrived off a chain of sandy islands... which I have distinguished by the name of the Sea Horse Islands."''
"Sea Horse" is an antiquated term for the
walrus.
See also
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List of islands of Alaska
This is a list of islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. Approximately 2,670 named islands help to make Alaska the largest state in the United States.
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References
External links
USGS
Islands of Alaska
Islands of North Slope Borough, Alaska
Islands of the Chukchi Sea
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