Description
Sheldon Point is located on left bank of Kwemeluk Pass, 18 mi. SW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History
Locally named for "a man named Sheldon (complete name not available), who had a saltry on the point." Its Eskimo name is "Nunamekrot," meaning "long land," according to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1952.