Alaska Gazetteer
Escape Point is a physical feature (cape) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The primary coordinates for Escape Point places it within the AK 99901 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Escape Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on W coast of Revillagigedo I., at S point of entrance to Francis Cove and 2.7 mi. N of Indian Point; Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "named by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), ""August 12, 1793, because of his escape here from the Indians"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 386); Captain Tebenkov(1852, map 9) published the name ""Mys Izbavleniya,"" meaning ""rescue cape.""" |
| Borough: | Ketchikan Gateway Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.6522216797 |
| Longitude: | -131.712493896 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Escape Point: Escape 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 Escape Point does not include property ownership information.
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