History of Point Bede

Named on May 26, 1778 by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 387), Royal Navy (RN), for Saint Bede whose day is May 27. Cook's "Cape Bede" was about five miles south of the present point of land, on what is now called Point Adam.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Point Bede

Flat Islands,

Bird Reef, Dangerous Cape Reef, English Bay Reef,

Chrome Bay, Clam Cove, Coal Cove, Ducan Slough, English Bay, Port Graham, Johnson Slough, Koyuktolik Bay, Tulcan Slough,

Point Adam, Point Bede, Cape Elizabeth, Claim Point, Dangerous Cape, Kelp Point, Point Pogibshi, Russian Point,

Port Graham Dam Number 1, Port Graham Dam Number 2,

Chatham Island, Elizabeth Island, Magnet Rock, Passage Island,

Mount Bede,

English Bay River,

Nanwalek, Port Graham,