Description
Point Macartney is located between Frederick Sound and Keku Strait, on NW coast of Kupreanof Island, 38 mi. SE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History
Named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 292) for George, Earl Macartney, English Governor of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean and later Governor of Madras, India (Wagner, 1937, p. 395). It was discovered in 1794 by James Johnstone, a member of Captain Vancouver's party. Macartney, Nglish Governor of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean and later Governor of Madras, India (Wagner, 1937, p. 395). It was discovered in 1794 by James Johnstone, a member of Captain Vancouver's party.