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Cape Karluk

Cape Karluk

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kodiak Island
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 180 ft (54.86 m)
About

2 mi. W of Karluk, on E coast of Kodiak I.

History of Cape Karluk

Name derived from village of Karluk and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1868. This point was called "Cape Karloutskoi" by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 276), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and Baker (1906, p. 350) says "locally known as 'Karluk head'."