Protection Point is a physical feature (cape) in Dillingham (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Protection Point |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | on E coast of Nushagak Peninsula, between Bristol and Nushagak Bays, 39 mi. SW of Dillingham; Bristol Bay Low. |
History: | "name given as ""M(ys) Povorotnoi,"" meaning ""Turn Point,"" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map ), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), because the coast line turns at this point." |
Borough: | Dillingham (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.4927787781 |
Longitude: | -158.696105957 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Protection Point: Protection 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 Protection Point does not include property ownership information.
Igushik, AK (16.6 miles NNW) |