Information About

Lemesurier Point

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 0' 11.002" N,
144 ° 12' 2.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Lemesurier Point in Detail.

About

on NE tip of Kayak I., 18 mi. SE of Katalla, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History

Explored by Le Mesurier, Royal Navy (RN), about June 15, 1794 and named for him by Captain George Vancouver, RN. Spanish explorers who were in the area about the same time, called it "Punta de Navia," meaning "ship point."