Alaska Gazetteer
Cape Muzon is a physical feature (cape) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Cape Muzon |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | SE tip of Dall I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Baker (1906, p. 450) says ""* * * It is highly probable that this is Cabo de Munoz or Munoz Goosens or Munoz Gorens of Don Jacinto Caamano, in 1792, and that (G.) Vancouver, in copying from Caamano, transposed two letters, making ""Muzon."" In this form it has come into general use and is well established * * *."" In 1787 this point was called ""Cape pitt"" by Captain George Dixon, Royal Navy (RN), and ""Cape Irving"" by Captain William Douglas, RN. The native name was published in Russian as ""M(ys) Kaygany (Muzon),"" ""Cape Kaygany (Muzon),"" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 9)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.6677780151 |
| Longitude: | -132.68888855 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cape Muzon: Cape Muzon.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Cape Muzon does not include property ownership information.
| Long Island, AK (17.3 miles N) |
