Alaska Gazetteer
Cape Rozhnof is a physical feature (cape) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Cape Rozhnof |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | between Nelson Lagoon and Herendeen Bay, 11 mi. W of village of Port Moller, Alaska Peninsula, Bristol Bay Low. |
| History: | "Named Cape Rojnoff by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 261), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The name was applied at first to what is now called Lagoon Point. Cape Rodgnoff is shown in its present location on an 1882 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) chart; the spelling ""Rozhnof"" is derived from ""Rozhnova,"" shown on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1279 (1847)." |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.9666671753 |
| Longitude: | -160.9402771 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cape Rozhnof: Cape Rozhnof.
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 Cape Rozhnof does not include property ownership information.
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Port Moller, AK
(14.2 miles E) |
Herendeen Bay, AK
(16.9 miles SE) |
