Alexander Point, Alaska, United States
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Alexander Point is a cape located in Lake and Peninsula county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 55.7883333 latitude and -159.4163889 longitude. Alexander Point is at an elevation of 139 ft (456 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Stepovak Bay D-5".
Description
E entrance point to Ivanof Bay, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, 9 mi. E of Stepovak Bay, Aleutian Range
History
Named Mys Aleksandra or Alexander's Cape by Lieutenant Woronkofski in 1836; published in 1847 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379. Published in 1888 as Alexander Point by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Location Details
Type of Place: | Cape |
Latitude: | 55.7883333 |
Longitude: | -159.4163889 |
Elevation: | 139 ft / 456 m |
County: | Lake and Peninsula |
USGS Map Name: | Stepovak Bay D-5 |