Information About

Zaikof Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Valdez

About

on NE tip of Montague I., 45 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History of Zaikof Point

So named in 1868 by George Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Name derived from nearby Zaikof Bay. This probably the "Punta de Puente" meaning "point of the bridge" in Spanish, given by Don Ignacio Arteaga about August 1, 1779 (Wagner, 1937, p. 487).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova B-8 (1951), Cordova B-8 (1951), Cordova B-8 (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova B-8 (1953), Cordova B-8 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959),

Places Near Zaikof Point

Bars:

Seal Rocks,

Bays:

Deer Cove, Rocky Bay, Zaikof Bay,

Capes:

Bear Cape, Bear Cape, Middle Point, Montague Point, Zaikof Point,

Channels:

Hinchinbrook Entrance,

Islands:

Schooner Rock,

Mountains:

Montague Peak,