Alaska Gazetteer
Point Dundas is a physical feature (cape) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Point Dundas places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Point Dundas |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | in Glacier Bay National Monument, on N coast of Icy Strait, at North Inian Pass, 3 mi. N of Inian Is., 34 mi. WNW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for Henry Dundas, Treasurer of the British Navy at the time (Wagner, 1937, p. 385). Henry Dundas was born in Edinbough and became Solicitor General of Scotland in 1766. He was elected to Parliament in 1774 and became Treasurer of the Navy in 1782. He was appointed Home Secretary in 1791 and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1804. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.3161125183 |
| Longitude: | -136.281661987 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Dundas: Point Dundas.
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 Dundas does not include property ownership information.
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