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Point Thatcher in Sitka Borough AK

Point Thatcher, Sitka Borough, Alaska

Point Thatcher is a physical feature (cape) in Sitka Borough.

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Feature Name:	Point Thatcher
Category:	Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type:	Physical
Class:	Cape
Description:	on NE coast of Catherine I., off NE coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History:	"Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). It was called ""Shkaliakh"" or ""Schkaliakh"" by the Tlingit Indians. It is ""Point Coleman"" on the maps of Homfray, Cartographer of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition in 1867, (USG&GS, 1883, p. 167)."
Borough:	Sitka Borough
Latitude:	57.4124984741
Longitude:	-134.839172363

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Thatcher: Point Thatcher.

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