Alaska Gazetteer
Point San Pasqual is a physical feature (cape) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Point San Pasqual |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on N coast of San Fernando I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named ""Punta San Pasqual,"" i.e. ""Saint Pasqual Point,"" about May 27, 1779, by Francisco Antonio Maurelle, perhaps after San Pasqual Bailon whose day is May 17 (Wagner, 1937, p. 412). In 1923 the location of this feature was formally defined by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); previously it was confused with Point Santa Rosalia, 1 mile to the west." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.5655555725 |
| Longitude: | -133.383895874 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point San Pasqual: Point San Pasqual.
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