Information About

Cape Providence

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 58' 58.001" N,
156 ° 34' 8" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

King Salmon

Elevation

144 ft (43.89 m)

Cape Providence in Detail.

About

trends SE 7 mi. between Port Wrangell and Chiginagak Bay on the S shore of the Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Range

History

named "Mys "Provideniya," i.e. "Cape Providence," by Ensign Vasiliev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1831; his skin-boat-bidarka was wrecked here and Vasiliev narrowly escaped drowning. point of land "Naluktchvak," according to Lutke (1836, p. 277).

Topo Maps

Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1963), Sutwik Island (1963), Sutwik Island D-2 (1989),

Places Near Cape Providence

Bars:

Aiugnak Columns, Logan Reef,

Bays:

Agripina Bay, Chiginagak Bay, Port Wrangell,

Capes:

Cape Providence,

Islands:

Ashiiak Island, Cupcake Island, David Island, Derickson Island, Devils Finger, Flat Island, Lone Rock, Navy Island, Poltava Island, Radial Island,

Rivers:

Agripina River,

Streams:

Glacier Creek,