Soapstone Point is a physical feature (cape) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Soapstone Point |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | on N tip of Yakobi I., on Cross Sound, 2 mi. NE of Bingham Cove, 39 mi. W of Hoonah, Alex. Arch. |
History: | Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880 because of the greenish appearance of the rocks, resembling soapstone. The name was published in the 1883 Alska Coast Pilot (p. 187). |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.1022224426 |
Longitude: | -136.494171143 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Soapstone Point: Soapstone Point.
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