Vulcan Point – Cape in Aleutians West, Alaska

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1416378

Location

State Alaska

County Aleutians West

Feature Class Cape

Coordinates

DMS

52°06'08"N 177°32'20"E

Decimal Degrees

52.1022222, 177.5388889

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Kiska D-2 SE

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Amchitka

68.1 mi ESE

Also Known As

Volcan Point

Hydrography

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Description

2.7 mi. W of Kiska Volcano, on NW coast of Kiska I., Aleutian Islands.

History

Named for its proximity to Kiska Volcano.

Nearby Features

Worship Cove Bay · 1.0 mi NE
Christine Bight Bay · 1.3 mi S
Restless Lake Lake · 1.6 mi SE
Wolf Point Cape · 1.6 mi NNE
Christine Lake Lake · 1.7 mi SSE
Revolt Hill Summit · 2.4 mi SSE
West Kiska Lake Lake · 2.5 mi S
Bamboo Bay Bay · 2.6 mi SSW
Kiska Volcano Summit · 2.7 mi E
Middle Kiska Lake Lake · 3.0 mi SSE

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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