Alaska Gazetteer
Point Edward is a physical feature (cape) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Point Edward |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | NE tip of Cape Rozhnof, 9 mi. W of settlement of Port Moller, on Alaska Peninsula, Bristol Bay Low. |
| History: | Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1882, but first applied to the northern tip of Deer I., which is now called Fawn Point. Point Edward is named for Captain Edward Perry Herendeen, who commanded the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) schooner Yukon, 1873-74 and 1880. |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.9952774048 |
| Longitude: | -160.869720459 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Edward: Point Edward.
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 Edward does not include property ownership information.
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Port Moller, AK
(11.4 miles E) |
Herendeen Bay, AK
(17.3 miles SSE) |
