Information About

Sitka Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sitka Point on The Map

Location

56 ° 59' 31.999" N,
135 ° 49' 19.999" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Elevation

69 ft (21.03 m)

Sitka Point in Detail.

About

on S tip of Kruzof I., 20 mi. SW of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

Probably named in 1809 by Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) published the name as "Mys Sitkha" or Cape Sitkha" and also called it Cape Edgecumbe."