Point Lomas is a physical feature (cape) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Point Lomas places it within the 99922 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Point Lomas |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | Projection 300 yds from the shore of Prince of Wales Island, W side of Port Caldera, 6.8 mi. S of Craig, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Name given in 1775-1779 by Don Juandela Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as ""Cabo de las Lomas,"" meaning ""cape of the hillocks."" Baker (1906, p. 411). published the name ""Cape Lomas;"" changed to ""Point Lomas"" in 1922, by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because ""Not bold or prominent enough to be styled a Cape.""" |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.3769454956 |
Longitude: | -133.17666626 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Lomas: Point Lomas.
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