Buchanan Point – Cape in Aleutians West, Alaska

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1416103

Location

State Alaska

County Aleutians West

Feature Class Cape

Coordinates

DMS

52°50'58"N 173°25'11"E

Decimal Degrees

52.8494444, 173.4197222

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Attu C-2 SW

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Attu

9.7 mi NW

Also Known As

Buchanan Head

Hydrography

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Description

E tip of Attu I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Published in 1948 as "Buchanan Head" by Army Map Service (AMS).

Nearby Features

Hoppe Island Island · 0.5 mi NNE
Chirikof Point Cape · 1.1 mi SSW
Chirikof Beach Beach · 1.1 mi WSW
Greenwood Pass Gap · 1.3 mi W
McCloud Head Cliff · 1.4 mi S
Gainor Beach Beach · 1.5 mi SW
McNew Hill Summit · 1.6 mi WSW
Thiel Pass Gap · 2.3 mi W
Schuler Beach Beach · 2.3 mi WNW
Kelliher Cove Bay · 2.6 mi WNW

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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