Alaska Gazetteer
Johnstone Point is a physical feature (cape) in Chugach Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Johnstone Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | on N coast of Hinchinbrook I., 30 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | "Named by Davidson (1869, p. 153), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), while doing survey work along the south Alaska coast. Named for James Johnstone, Master of the H.M.S. Chatham, one of the vessels in Captain George Vancouver's expeditions to the region at the end of the 18th century. The point of land was earlier called ""Cabo Frio,"" meaning ""cold cape"" in Spanish, by Jose Canizares on July 22, 1779 (Wagner, 1937, p. 456)." |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.4836120605 |
| Longitude: | -146.61138916 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Johnstone Point: Johnstone Point.
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