Description
McClure Islands is located 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."