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Return Islands, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States


Alternative Names:Oo-lik-to-me, Return Islands, Return Reef, Return Reefs
Type:Island - a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water
Mindat.org Region:North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA
Region:North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
Latitude:70° 28' 54" N
Longitude:148° 52' 51" W
Lat/Long (dec):70.48167,-148.88111
Köppen climate type:Dsc : Dry-summer subarctic climate
Mindat Feature ID:5872684
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5872684:4
GUID:9ddc8d16-7c7c-4c79-8f11-9233014ab76f
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS031; east of Saviukviayak River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 57' 35" N148° 5' 59" W171.9km (106.8 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS028; west of Ivishak River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 55' 48" N147° 25' 10" W181.5km (112.8 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS029; west of Flood Creek), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 52' 46" N147° 45' 0" W183.4km (114.0 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS032; west of Lupine River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 50' 22" N148° 23' 22" W183.6km (114.1 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS033; west of Lupine River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 47' 59" N148° 20' 59" W188.1km (116.9 miles)
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - PS030; east of Lupine River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 47' 59" N147° 58' 46" W190.2km (118.2 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS034; west of Lupine River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 46' 46" N148° 17' 22" W190.6km (118.4 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS026; east of the head of Saviukviayak River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 49' 46" N147° 20' 59" W193.0km (119.9 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS023; northwest of Elusive Lake), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 43' 10" N148° 40' 48" W196.1km (121.8 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS027; head of Saviukviayak River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 45' 36" N147° 31' 46" W198.5km (123.3 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS022; north of Elusive Lake), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 40' 48" N148° 28' 46" W200.9km (124.9 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS021; southeast of Elusive Lake), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 38' 24" N148° 25' 10" W205.6km (127.7 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS024; south of Section Creek), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 34' 10" N148° 49' 46" W212.6km (132.1 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS017; head of Ribdon River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 38' 24" N147° 20' 59" W213.2km (132.5 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS025; southwest of Toolik Lake), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 34' 46" N149° 48' 0" W214.5km (133.3 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS018; south of Ribdon River), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 33' 36" N147° 43' 46" W218.3km (135.7 miles)
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PS014; southeast of Atigun Gorge), Canning Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 29' 22" N149° 4' 48" W221.6km (137.7 miles)
Cobblestone Creek Occurrence, Colville Mining District, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA68° 30' 36" N150° 23' 22" W227.0km (141.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USACountry
Alaska, USAState
North Slope Borough, Alaska, USABorough
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