Alaska Gazetteer
Point Bentinck is a physical feature (cape) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Point Bentinck places it within the 99574 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Point Bentinck |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | NE tip of Hinchinbrook I., 15 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. |
| History: | "In 1794 this name was applied to a point four miles SW of the present location, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), who named it for William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, third Duke of Protland (Wagner, 1937, p. 376). Since Captain Nathaniel Portlock, Royal Navy (RN), in 1787, had named that feature ""Point Steele,"" the name ""Point Bentinck"" was transferred to its present location." |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.393611908 |
| Longitude: | -146.084442139 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Bentinck: Point Bentinck.
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 Point Bentinck does not include property ownership information.
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