History of Cape Sarichef

named by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 293) for Vice Admiral and Hydrographer Gavrila Andreivich Sarichev who explored the Arctic in 1787 and who later served under Commodore Joseph Billings during explorations of the Bering Sea and Alaska in 1790-92. under the direction of Sarichev entitled "Atlas of the Northern Port of the Pacific Ocean and which was used in the preparation of this dictionary. by Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 212) as Kakatkhusik, which may possibly come from the word "qakatikuqing" which according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "to grow dry." name applied to this feature by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24) and U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Cape Sarichef

Nosovskoi, Pogromni,

Cataract Cove, Dublin Bay,

Airplane Flats,

Cape Sarichef, Raven Point, Sealion Point, Sennett Point, Survey Point,

Red Hill, Scotch Cap, The Sisters,

Caribou Islands, Pinnacle Rock,

Tarheel Lagoon,

Big River, Sandy River,

Beartrack Creek, Cap Creek, Iron Bridge Creek, Mishap Creek,