Description
Cape Bendel is located on NW tip of Kupreanof I., 50 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History
Named in 1877 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Bernhard Bendel, born in Germany, who was an Alaska pioneer and who helped U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) parties with his hospitality and valuable information (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1883, p. 124).