Alaska Gazetteer
Point Urey is a physical feature (cape) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Point Urey |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | between Islas Bay and S end of Lisianski Strait, on W coast of Chichagof I., 17 mi. NW of Chichagof, Alex. Arch |
| History: | "Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p. 184). It was named for Captain Urey Theodorovich Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), Russian navigator who explored these waters in 1804 and 1805. The name ""Urey"" is sometimes spelled ""Iuri"" from the Russian ""Yuriy,"" meaning ""George.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.8263893127 |
| Longitude: | -136.418334961 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Urey: Point Urey.
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 Urey does not include property ownership information.
| Sunnyside, AK (12.4 miles NNE) |
