Information About

Jaw Point

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 9' 59" N,
134 ° 15' 23" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Jaw Point in Detail.

About

in Woewodski Harbor, on E coast of Liesnoi I., off SE coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.

History

Descriptive name given in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 142). Liesnoi Island is shaped somewhat like a jaw. Jaw Point marks the point of the lower jaw.

Topo Maps

Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka A-1 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka A-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Jaw Point
Cities:

Hood Bay,

Archipelagos:

Galankin Islands,

Areas:

Polivnoi Rocks,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Chapin Bay, Donkey Bay, Eliza Harbor, Henrys Arm, Herring Bay, Little Pybus Bay, Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, South Arm Hood Bay, Woewodski Harbor, Wolfe Cabin,

Capes:

Point Macartney, Point Napean, Point Brightman, Bluff Point, Club Point, Deepwater Point, File Point, Jaw Point, Log Point, Loon Point, Pin Point, Pio Point, Saw Point, Sharp Point, Thumb Point,

Channels:

North Passage, South Passage, West Channel,

Islands:

Elliott Island, Grave Island, Liesnoi Island, Long Island, Midway Islands, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island,

Lakes:

Eliza Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Pass Mountain, Mount Saffran, Soapberry Mountain,