Alaska Gazetteer
Ankau Head is a physical feature (cape) in Yakutat Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Ankau Head |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on S shore of Monti Bay, 1.4 mi. SE of Point Carrew and 2.7 mi. W of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain; |
| History: | "Name derived from The Ankau and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1898. Captain Alessandro Malaspina, in 1791, called it ""Punta Gorda,"" i.e. ""massive point.""" |
| Borough: | Yakutat Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.5455551147 |
| Longitude: | -139.808609009 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ankau Head: Ankau Head.
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 Ankau Head does not include property ownership information.
| Situk, AK (11.8 miles SE) |
