Alaska Gazetteer
Point Hugh is a physical feature (cape) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Point Hugh |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on S tip of Glass Peninsula at junction of Seymour Canal and Stephens Passage, 8 mi. SE of Pleasant Bay and 54 mi. S of Juneau, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named for Lord Hugh Seymore of England by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), on August 4, 1794 (Wagner, 1937, p. 392). |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.569442749 |
| Longitude: | -133.808334351 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Hugh: Point Hugh.
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 Point Hugh does not include property ownership information.
| Entrance Island, AK (17.5 miles SE) |
