Alaska Gazetteer
Khayyam Point is a physical feature (cape) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Khayyam Point places it within the 99921 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Khayyam Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | On the E shore of Prince of Wales Island, on the S side of Skowl Arm between McKenzie Inlet and Saltery Cove, 10 mi SE of Kasaan. |
| History: | "Local name reported in 1905 by E. F. Dickins, US@C&GS. The Omar Mining Company operated in this vicinity, and the Kiam mining camp was nearby. The name of the mining camp was published as ""Khayyam"" by Theodore Chapin (in Brooks and others, 1916, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). All these names were suggested by the name of the Persian poet, astronomer, and tentmaker Omar Khayyam, author of the Rubaiyat." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.4097213745 |
| Longitude: | -132.348327637 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Khayyam Point: Khayyam Point.
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Kasaan, AK
(9.2 miles NNW) |
Hollis, AK
(15.2 miles NW) |
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Old Kasaan, AK
(1.9 miles NW) |
Polk Inlet, AK
(8.8 miles WSW) |
