Alaska Gazetteer
Polovina Point is a physical feature (cape) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Polovina Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | On the E coast of Saint Paul Island in the Pribliof Islands, 8 km (5 mi) NE of the village of Saint Paul. |
| History: | "Name derived from the Russian name Mys Plovinnoy meaning ""Halfway Cape"" and published by Tebenkov in 1852. This is a translation of a Russian name reported by Elliott (1881, Saint Paul notes) as ""Polavina,"" which ""literally signifies 'halfway,' so used by the natives because it is practically halfway between the salt-houses at Northeast Point and the village (Saint Paul)."" Published as ""M(ys) Polovinnoy"" (Halfway Cape) by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 21), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
| Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1617546082 |
| Longitude: | -170.175643921 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Polovina Point: Polovina Point.
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