Alaska Gazetteer
Point Amargura is a physical feature (cape) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Point Amargura |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | S tip of San Fernando I., Alex. Arch.; |
| History: | "Name given by Francisco Antonio Maurelle as ""Punta de la Amargura"", meaning ""point of bitterness"", ""either May 21, 1779, when he first anchored there or May 27, when he returned to the same point. He was obliged to remain in the bay west of the point until the 30th, hence, perhaps the name"" (wagner, 1937, p. 372)." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.4527778625 |
| Longitude: | -133.359161377 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Amargura: Point Amargura.
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