Alaska Gazetteer
Cape Saint Elias is a physical feature (cape) in Chugach Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Cape Saint Elias |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | On SW end of Kayak Island, 65 mi SE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain. |
| History: | "Named by Captain Commander Vitus Bering, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), on July 20, 1741 (Old Style (O.S.) calendar) for the saint whose day it was. This feature was also called ""Santa Rosa"" in 1779 by Don Ignacio Artega; ""Espanol"" in 1791 by Captain Alessandro Malaspina; ""Punta de Canas,"" meaning ""point of reeds,"" in 1796, by T. M. Lopez. Capt George Vancouver, RN, named it ""Hamond Point"" in 1794 for Sir Andrew Snape Hamond." |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.8074989319 |
| Longitude: | -144.586669922 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cape Saint Elias: Cape Saint Elias.
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 Saint Elias does not include property ownership information.
