Alaska Gazetteer
Point Whitshed is a physical feature (cape) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Point Whitshed places it within the 99574 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Point Whitshed |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | At the SW end of Heney Range, 8 mi SW of Cordova, Chugach Mountains. |
| History: | "Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for Captain Whitshed, Royal Navy (RN), after the point of land was examined by James Johnstone on June 25, 1794 (Wagner, 1937,p.421). It was called ""Punta de Treville"" by Don Ignacio Artega in 1779 for Louis Rene Madeleine le Vasson de Latouche Treville, French admiral who died in 1804 (Wagner, 1937,p.520)." |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.4477767944 |
| Longitude: | -145.882781982 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Point Whitshed: Point Whitshed.
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 Whitshed does not include property ownership information.
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