Information About

Evghinak Point

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 21' 23" N,
171 ° 41' 40.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Gambell

Evghinak Point in Detail.

About

4 mi NW of Boxer Bay and 1.6 mi SE of Bunnell Cape, in the W part of the SW coast of Saint Lawrence Island, 9 mi. NW of Southwest Cape.

History

Eskimo name recorded in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF), from a survivor of the Eskimo village once located at Southwest Cape. Its meaning is unknown.