Alaska Gazetteer
Kekur Point is a physical feature (cape) in Kodiak Island Borough. The primary coordinates for Kekur Point places it within the AK 99615 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Kekur Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | between Kizhuyak and Sharatin Bays, 15 mi. NW of Kodiak, Kodiak I. |
| History: | "Transliteration of the name ""M(ys) Kekurnyy"" given in 1839 or 1840 by Murashev and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425. Baker (1906, p. 497) published ""Pillar Cape,"" the translation of Murashev's name. Because of duplication, the name was changed to its present form in 1909 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). See Kekur Island." |
| Borough: | Kodiak Island Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.8580551147 |
| Longitude: | -152.786392212 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kekur Point: Kekur Point.
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 Kekur Point does not include property ownership information.
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