Information About

Battery Point

Quick Facts

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Location

54 ° 2' 20" N,
165 ° 52' 52" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

Akutan

Elevation

692 ft (210.92 m)

Battery Point in Detail.

About

on S coast of Akutan I., Krenitzin Islands.; Aleutian Islands.

History

a translation of the descriptive name given by Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 193). booming waves on this point sounded like a battery of guns. Kayanak." contradistinction to North Head. the name "Liberty Cap," undoubtedly suggested by Scotch Cap on Unimak Island.