Information About

Cape Saint Elias

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 48' 27" N,
144 ° 35' 12.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

1260 ft (384.05 m)

Cape Saint Elias in Detail.

About

On SW end of Kayak Island, 65 mi SE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History

Named by Captain Commander Vitus Bering, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), on July 20, 1741 (Old Style (O.S.) calendar) for the saint whose day it was. This feature was also called "Santa Rosa" in 1779 by Don Ignacio Artega; "Espanol" in 1791 by Captain Alessandro Malaspina; "Punta de Canas," meaning "point of reeds," in 1796, by T. M. Lopez. Capt George Vancouver, RN, named it "Hamond Point" in 1794 for Sir Andrew Snape Hamond.

Topo Maps

Middleton Island (1948), Middleton Island (1950), Middleton Island D-1 and D-2 (1955), Middleton Island D-1 and D-2 (1955), Middleton Island D-1 and D-2 (1955), Middleton Island (1955), Middleton Island (1955), Middleton Island D-1 and D-2 (1995), Middleton Island D-2 SW (2017),
Places Near Cape Saint Elias
Bars:

Sea Ranger Reef, Southeast Rock,

Capes:

Cape Saint Elias,

Islands:

Pinnacle Rock, Wingham Island,

Mountains:

Pyramid Peak,

Parks:

Cape Saint Elias Lighthouse Reserve, Kayak Island State Marine Park,