Information About

Protection Point

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 29' 34.001" N,
158 ° 41' 46" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Ekuk

Fatalities

2

Protection Point in Detail.

About

on E coast of Nushagak Peninsula, between Bristol and Nushagak Bays, 39 mi. SW of Dillingham; Bristol Bay Low.

History

name given as "M(ys) Povorotnoi," meaning "Turn Point," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map ), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), because the coast line turns at this point.

Fatalities

On May 13, 2024, 2 people died while boating, fishing. Read More

Topo Maps

Nushagak Bay (1945), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay B-3 (1950), Nushagak Bay B-3 (1950), Nushagak Bay B-3 (1950), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951),

Places Near Protection Point

Bars:

Big Sands, Nichols Spit, Sterling Shoal, Ustiugof Shoal,

Bays:

Nushagak Bay,

Capes:

Cape Constantine, Protection Point,

Channels:

Ship Channel, West Channel,

Hills:

Nichols Hills,

Rivers:

Igushik River,