Alaska Gazetteer
Cape Lieskof is a physical feature (cape) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Cape Lieskof |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | On the N coast of the Alaska Peninsula, 5 mi. N of Black Hills, 30 mi NE of Moffet Point, Bristol Bay Low. |
| History: | "Named by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 261), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) for Lieutenant Arcadie Lieskof, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), a member of his party on his voyage around the world from 1826-29. This point was called ""M(ys) Yskova"" or ""Lyskova Cape"" by the Russian Hydrographic Dept. (1847, chart 1379) and Captain Tebenkov (1852, pat 24), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The name ""Garfield"" was applied to this feature by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888." |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.7883338928 |
| Longitude: | -162.054168701 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cape Lieskof: Cape Lieskof.
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