Information About

Cape Karluk

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 34' 35" N,
154 ° 30' 49" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Akhiok

Elevation

180 ft (54.86 m)

Cape Karluk in Detail.

About

2 mi. W of Karluk, on E coast of Kodiak I.

History

Name derived from village of Karluk and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1868. This point was called "Cape Karloutskoi" by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 276), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and Baker (1906, p. 350) says "locally known as 'Karluk head'."

Topo Maps

Karluk (1951), Karluk C-2 (1952), Karluk C-2 (1952), Karluk C-2 (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk C-2 (1954),

Places Near Cape Karluk

Bays:

Halibut Bay, Karluk Anchorage, Northeast Harbor, Tanglefoot Bay,

Capes:

Cape Grant, Cape Karluk, Cape Uyak,

Cliffs:

Sturgeon Head,

Dams:

Karluk Lagoon Dam, Old Karluk Dam,

Lakes:

Grant Lagoon, Karluk Lagoon,

Rivers:

Karluk River, Sturgeon River,

Cities:

Karluk,