Alaska Gazetteer
Rip Point is a physical feature (cape) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Rip Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on SE coast of Great Sitkin I., Aleutian Islands. |
| History: | "So named by members of the U.S. Navy Aleutian Island Survey Expedition in 1934, because of ""the strong tide rips in the locality.""" |
| Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 51.9830551147 |
| Longitude: | -176.020828247 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rip Point: Rip 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 Rip Point does not include property ownership information.
