Alaska Gazetteer
Lisianski Point is a physical feature (cape) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Lisianski Point places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Lisianski Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on S tip of Kisianski Peninsula, 6.5 mi. N of Sitka, on NW coast og Baranof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named in 1883 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Captain Urey Theodorovich Lisianski, Russian explorer, who visited Sitka in 1804 after the Indians had destroyed the settlement. He bombarded and destroyed the Indian village on Indian River in retaliation. |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1450004578 |
| Longitude: | -135.394165039 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lisianski Point: Lisianski 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 Lisianski Point does not include property ownership information.
