Information About

Point Bentinck

Point Bentinck

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 26 ft (7.92 m)
About

NE tip of Hinchinbrook I., 15 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History of Point Bentinck

In 1794 this name was applied to a point four miles SW of the present location, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), who named it for William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, third Duke of Protland (Wagner, 1937, p. 376). Since Captain Nathaniel Portlock, Royal Navy (RN), in 1787, had named that feature "Point Steele," the name "Point Bentinck" was transferred to its present location.