Information About

Point Macartney

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 1' 27.998" N,
134 ° 2' 34.001" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

62 ft (18.9 m)

Point Macartney in Detail.

About

between Frederick Sound and Keku Strait, on NW coast of Kupreanof Island, 38 mi. SE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 292) for George, Earl Macartney, English Governor of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean and later Governor of Madras, India (Wagner, 1937, p. 395). It was discovered in 1794 by James Johnstone, a member of Captain Vancouver's party. Macartney, Nglish Governor of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean and later Governor of Madras, India (Wagner, 1937, p. 395). It was discovered in 1794 by James Johnstone, a member of Captain Vancouver's party.

Topo Maps

Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-1 SE (2017),

Places Near Point Macartney

Archipelagos:

Areas:

Pinta Rocks, Polivnoi Rocks,

Bars:

West Pinta Rocks,

Bays:

Dakaneek Bay, Davidson Bay, Frederick Sound, Gil Harbor, Halleck Harbor, Hamilton Bay, Portage Bay, Saginaw Bay, Woewodski Harbor, Wolfe Cabin,

Capes:

Point Macartney, Point White, Point Camden, Point Hamilton, Bluff Point, Cape Bendel, Deepwater Point, File Point, Jaw Point, Pinta Point, Salt Point,

Channels:

Cities:

Cliffs:

Dams:

City of Kake Dam, Old Kake Dam,

Islands:

Burnt Island, Clark Island, Eva Island, Grave Island, Hamilton Island, Hare Island, Hound Island, Keku Islands, Kousk Island, Mosquito Islands, Payne Island, Pup Island, Sachem Island, Spruce Island, Turnabout Island,

Lakes:

Boot Lake, Cool Lake,

Mountains:

Pillars:

East Pinta Rocks,

Streams:

Gunnuk Creek, Jenny Creek, Little Gunnuk Creek, Saginaw Creek, Sitkum Creek, Slo Duc Creek, Small Point White Creek, Straight Creek,