Nation Point – Cape in Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1423879

Location

State Alaska

County Prince of Wales-Hyder

Feature Class Cape

Coordinates

DMS

55°55'40"N 134°20'12"W

Decimal Degrees

55.9277778, -134.3366667

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Craig D-8 NE

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Cape Pole

21.2 mi E

Hydrography

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Description

NW tip of Coronation I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander Snow, U.S. Navy (USN).

Nearby Features

Egg Harbor Bay · 0.9 mi SE
Pin Peak Summit · 1.0 mi S
Alikula Bay Bay · 1.5 mi ESE
Christian Sound Bay · 1.8 mi NW
Aats Point Cape · 2.5 mi E
Windy Peak Summit · 2.7 mi SSE
Windy Bay Bay · 3.7 mi SSE
Aats Bay Bay · 3.8 mi ESE
Needle Peak Summit · 4.8 mi SE
Coronation Island Island · 4.8 mi SE

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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