Information About

Punta de la Cruz

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 18' 0" N,
146 ° 34' 59.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Elevation

745 ft (227.08 m)

Punta de la Cruz in Detail.

About

on S shore of Port Etches, Hinchinbrook Island.

History

Spanish name meaning point of the cross, named by the 1779 Don Ignacio Arteaga expedition. The cross marking the spot where possession was taken is a short distance southeast of the point nWagner, 1937, p. 445e.