Pisa Point is a physical feature (cape) in Aleutians West (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Pisa Point |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Cape |
Description: | 0.9 mi. E of Chichagof Harbor, on NE coast of Attu I., Aleutian Islands. |
History: | "The descriptive name ""Pisa Tower"" was given by Lieutenant William Gibson, commander of the schooner U.S.S. Fenimore Cooper during the North Pacific Exploring Expedition in 1855 (Baker, 1906, p. 500). The name ""Pisa Tower"" was published in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 130) and is mentioned in the 1946 Supplement to the above Coast Pilot (p. 16): ""Pisa Point * * * a low point ending in reef. Pisa Tower is a prominent leaning pinnacle * * * on this point.""" |
Borough: | Aleutians West (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 52.930557251 |
Longitude: | 173.265274048 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pisa Point: Pisa Point.
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Attu, AK
(1.4 miles WNW) |
Navy Town, AK
(7.2 miles SSW) |