Alaska Gazetteer
Kresta Point is a physical feature (cape) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Kresta Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on NW coast of Attu I., Aleutian Islands. |
| History: | "This cape was called ""M(ys) Kresta,"" meaning ""Cape Cross"" (Tebenkov, 1852, map 30). Baker (1906, p. 469), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), calls it ""Northwest Shoulder"" and reports this name as being given by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition of 1854-55." |
| Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 53.0013885498 |
| Longitude: | 172.629165649 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kresta Point: Kresta Point.
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