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Bidarka Point

Bidarka Point

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 36 ft (10.97 m)
About

on N shore of Port Fidalgo, 36 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.;

History of Bidarka Point

Local name from the Russian word for a skin-covered boat similar to the Kayak; reported in 1905 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Called "Copper Mountain Point" by Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, who explored the Copper River region in 1898.