Alaska Gazetteer
Cape Bartolome is a physical feature (cape) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Cape Bartolome |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | Located on the S tip of Baker Island, includes a chain of off-shore islands, Alexandria Archipeligo. |
| History: | "Name given in 1775 by Francisco Antonio Maurelle as ""Cabo de San Bartolome,"" or ""Cape of Saint Bartolomew,"" probably for Saint Bartholomew whose day is August 24. Named ""Cape Adamson"" by Captain Meares (1970, p326), RN, and ""Cape Cheericoff"" by Captain Lisianski (1814, map facing p221), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.2419433594 |
| Longitude: | -133.611114502 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cape Bartolome: Cape Bartolome.
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 Bartolome does not include property ownership information.
| Waterfall, AK (15.1 miles ENE) |
