Description
Zaikof Point is located on NE tip of Montague I., 45 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History
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).