Information About

Point Sykes

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Sykes on The Map

Location

55 ° 11' 31.999" N,
131 ° 5' 12.998" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Elevation

43 ft (13.11 m)

Point Sykes in Detail.

About

E point of entrance to Behm Canal, Coast Mts.

History

Named by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "August 7, 1793, after John Sykes, a master's mate on the Discovery" (Wagner, 1937, p. 418).