Flaxman Island

Flaxman Island is an island in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leffingwell Camp Site.

Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , on Flaxman Island, 58 miles west of Barter Island on the Arctic Coast of Alaska, was used by polar explorer and geologist Ernest de Koven Leffingwell on his pioneering Anglo-American Polar Expedition of 1906–1908, which aimed to explore the Beaufort Sea.

Flaxman Island

Latitude
70.19033° or 70° 11′ 25″ north
Longitude
-146.06477° or 146° 3′ 53″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
IATA airport code
FXM
United Nations Location Code
US FXM
Open location code
C32M5WRP+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 476184301
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5862276
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Flaxman Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

“Flaxman Island” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Flaxman Island and Point Thomson Airstrip Aerodrome.

Alaska: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Curious Islands to Discover

Uncover intriguing islands from every corner of the globe.