Venisa Point is a physical feature (cape) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Venisa Point places it within the 99826 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Venisa Point |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | in Glacier Bay National Monument, 0.8 mi. E of Sugarloaf I. and 53 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts |
History: | "So named Garnet Point by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1926, because the rocky face of the point is studded with small particles resembling garmets. The name was changed , in 1929 to the Russian word for garnet (venisa) ""in order to eliminate dulpication.""" |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.3102760315 |
Longitude: | -136.833618164 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Venisa Point: Venisa 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 Venisa Point does not include property ownership information.