Alaska Gazetteer
Luke Point is a physical feature (cape) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Luke Point |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | between Grace Harbor and Vesta Bay on E coast of Dall I., Alex. Arch |
| History: | "Named in 1928 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) ""in honor of Frank Luke, aviator in World War 1, who made a brilliant record in the few weeks he served before being killed in action***."" The name ""Grace Point"" was proposed for this feature in 1927 by Captain R. S. Patton, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.9291648865 |
| Longitude: | -132.896392822 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Luke Point: Luke 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 Luke Point does not include property ownership information.
| Long Island, AK (8.7 miles E) |
