Information About

Point Possession

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Possession on The Map

Location

61 ° 2' 17.002" N,
150 ° 22' 28.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Anchorage

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Point Possession in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, between Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm, 20 mi. SW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Named by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 397), RN, on June 1, 1778, who displayed the flag and took possession of the river and country in His Majesty name. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published the name M(ys) Naseleniya, or Populated Cape, for this point. See Possession.

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek A-1 (1951), Tyonek A-1 (1951), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek A-1 (1952), Tyonek A-1 (1952), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek A-1 SW (1986), Tyonek A-1 SW (2016),
Places Near Point Possession
Areas:

Tsaltastnu Kaq-,

Bars:

Fire Island Shoal, West Point Shoal,

Bays:

Shelter Bay,

Capes:

North Point, Point Possession, Race Point, West Point,

Islands:

Fire Island,

Lakes:

Angler Lake, Aspen Lake, Barbara Lake, Bedlam Lake, Bedlam Lake, Bedlam Lakes, Birch Tree Lake, Bird Lake, Cook Lake, Crooked Lake, Diamond Lake, Dipper Lake, Eider Lake, Gene Lake, Ilerum Lake, Kakoon Lake, Kenaitze Lake, Kraenberi Lake, Kuguyuk Lake, Lark Lake, Lower Tangerra Lake, Lynx Lake, McLain Lake, Moon Lake, Mull Lake, Neckshortka Lake, Norak Lake, Nuthatch Lake, Pepper Lake, Phalarope Lake, Sandpiper Lake, Shoepac Lake, Sportfish Lake, Swanson Lake, Swanson Lakes, Taiga Lake, Tangerra Lake, Tangerra Lake, Trigger Lake, Twig Lake, Two Island Lake, Vogel Lake, Warbler Lake, Wild Lake, Wilderness Lake, Wonder Lake, Woods Lake,

Rivers:

Little Susitna River,

Streams:

Bedlam Creek, Miller Creek, Pincher Creek,

Cities:

Possession,