Description

Engano Point is located on SW coast of Kruzof I., 10 mi. W of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

The name "Cabo del Engano tilde" meaning "cape of deception (or deceit)" was given to Cape Edgecumbe in 1775 by F. A. Maurelle (in La Perouse, 1798, pl. 26). The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) applied the name to this point of land in 1926.

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