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Bear Cape

Bear Cape

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  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
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N point of entrance to Port Etches, on SW end of Hinchinbrook I., 35 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History of Bear Cape

Named "Mys Medvyzhit", i.e. "Bear Cape," in 1830 by Ivan Chernov; published as such on Chart 1378 by Russian Hydrographic Dept. in 1847.