Shakmanof Point is a physical feature (cape) in Kodiak Island Borough. The primary coordinates for Shakmanof Point places it within the AK 99615 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Shakmanof Point |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | E point of entrance to Shakmanof Cove, 12 mi. NW of Kodiak, Kodiak I. |
History: | "Named ""M(ys) Shakhmanova,"" ""Cape Shakmanov,"" by Murashev in 1839 or 1840 and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425. Called ""M(ys) Chiniak"" or ""Cape Chiniak,"" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23). ""Riph Point"" was Baker's (1906 p. 565) transliteration of Captain Tebenkov's word for ""reef.""" |
Borough: | Kodiak Island Borough |
Latitude: | 57.9199981689 |
Longitude: | -152.591384888 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Shakmanof Point: Shakmanof 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 Shakmanof Point does not include property ownership information.
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