Alaska Gazetteer
Anisom Point is a physical feature (cape) in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The primary coordinates for Anisom Point places it within the AK 99603 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Anisom Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on Kenai Peninsula, N point of entrance to Eldred Passage, on SE shore of Kachemak Bay, 8 mi. SE of Homer, Chugach Mts.; |
| History: | Local name; published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1961. This point probably derived its name from an Eskimo, named Anisim, who had a cabin in the area. Reported by de Laguna (1934, p. 20), Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE). |
| Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.5355567932 |
| Longitude: | -151.44694519 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Anisom Point: Anisom 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 Anisom Point does not include property ownership information.
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