Alaska Gazetteer
Point Possession is a physical feature (cape) in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The primary coordinates for Point Possession places it within the AK 99611 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Point Possession |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on Kenai Peninsula, between Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm, 20 mi. SW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. |
| History: | Named by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 397), RN, on June 1, 1778, who displayed the flag and took possession of the river and country in His Majesty name. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published the name M(ys) Naseleniya, or Populated Cape, for this point. See Possession. |
| Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.0380554199 |
| Longitude: | -150.374725342 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Possession: Point Possession.
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 Point Possession does not include property ownership information.
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Possession, AK
(1.4 miles WSW) Turnagain Heights, AK (18.2 miles NE) Campbell, AK (18.6 miles ENE) Spenard, AK (18.8 miles NE) Potter Hill, AK (19 miles E) |
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