Information About

Cape Bingham

Cape Bingham

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 82 ft (24.99 m)
About

on N coast of Yakobi I., 0.6 mi. SW of Soapstone Point and 40 mi. W of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.;

History of Cape Bingham

Named about July 25, 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN) for Margaret Bingham, Countess of Lucan, an English amateur painter (Wagner, 1937, p. 376).