Alaska Gazetteer
Point Couverden is a physical feature (cape) in Haines Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Point Couverden |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on SE end of Couverden I., at mouth of Lynn Canal, 7 mi. SW of Funter and 24 mi. SW of Juneau; St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | "observed by Josph Whidbey, July 13, 1794, and named by Captain Vancouver (1789, v. 3, p. 245), RN, for Couverden, England, the home of his ancestors. map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), transliterated the English anme as ""M(ys) Kouverden.""" |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.1905555725 |
| Longitude: | -135.055557251 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Couverden: Point Couverden.
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 Couverden does not include property ownership information.
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Funter, AK
(7.4 miles NE) Hawk Inlet, AK (11.9 miles ESE) |
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