Information About

Etolin Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City:

Ekuk

About

between Kvickak and Nushagak Bays, 30 mi. SE of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.

History of Etolin Point

Name reported in 1828 by Captain Lutke (1836, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Etolin" and "C(ap) Etoline"; named for Captain Adolph Karlovich Etolin, governor of the Russian-American colonies from 1841 to 1845, who explored this region in 1821.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Nushagak Bay (1945), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay C-1 (1952), Nushagak Bay C-1 (1952),

Places Near Etolin Point

Capes:

Etolin Point, Etolin Point,

Channels:

Schooner Channel, Schooner Channel Nushagak Bay,

Flats:

Flounder Flat,