Point Amargura, Alaska, United States
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Point Amargura is a cape located in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 55.4527778 latitude and -133.3591667 longitude. Point Amargura is at an elevation of 4 ft (13 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Craig B-5".
Description
S tip of San Fernando I., Alex. Arch.;
History
Name given by Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Punta de la Amargura", meaning "point of bitterness", "either May 21, 1779, when he first anchored there or May 27, when he returned to the same point. He was obliged to remain in the bay west of the point until the 30th, hence, perhaps the name" (wagner, 1937, p. 372).
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Cape |
| Latitude: | 55.4527778 |
| Longitude: | -133.3591667 |
| Elevation: | 4 ft / 13 m |
| County: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) |
| USGS Map Name: | Craig B-5 |
