Information About

Point Santa Theresa

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Santa Theresa on The Map

Location

55 ° 27' 7.999" N,
133 ° 38' 35.002" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Elevation

43 ft (13.11 m)

Point Santa Theresa in Detail.

About

0.9 mi. N of Cone I., on SE coast of Noyes I., Alex. Arch.

History

The name "Punta de Santa Theresa" or "Saint Theresa Point" was applied by Francisco Antonio Maurelle to the south point of Noyes Island (Saint Nicholas Point) "* * *probably on that saint's day May 19, 1779" (Wagner, 1937, p. 513). The name was reapplied to its present location in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Places Near Point Santa Theresa
Archipelagos:

Maurelle Islands,

Areas:

Twin Rocks,

Bars:

Beta Rock, Curacao Reef, Labandera Rock, Moke Rock, Rana Reef,

Bays:

Port San Antonio, Port Asumcion, Port Mayoral, Port San Antonio, Port Santa Cruz, Aguada Cove, Aguirre Bay, Anguilla Bay, Fortaleza Bay, Garcia Cove, Gulf of Esquibel, Indiada Cove, Kelly Cove, Lagoma Bay, Nagasay Cove, Roller Bay, Siketi Sound, Steamboat Bay, Thimble Cove, Ulitka Bay, Veta Bay,

Capes:

Point Marabilla, Point Maria, Point Quemada, Point Remedios, Point Rosary, Point Saint Boniface, Point Saint Isidor, Point Saint Thomas, Point San Francisco, Point San Jose, Point San Leonardo, Point San Roque, Point Santa Gertrudis, Point Santa Rosa, Point Santa Theresa, Point Aguirre, Point Alonzo, Point Animas, Point Arboleda, Point Capones, Point Caracol, Point Cocos, Point Cosinas, Point Delgada, Point Falfan, Point Fortaleza, Point Fula, Point Garcia, Point Gorda, Point Incarnation, Point Isleta, Amarilla Point, Arrecife Point, Arrecite Point, Canal Point, Cape Addington, Cape Bartolome, Cape Chirikof, Cape Ulitka, Granite Point, Mineral Point, Outer Point, Pepper Point, Punishment Point, Reef Point, Saint Nicholas Point, Siketi Point, Snail Point, Steamboat Point, Triste Point, Veta Point,

Channels:

Arriaga Passage, Launch Passage, Paloma Pass, Port Real Marina, Saint Nicholas Channel, Sonora Passage,

Hills:

Isidor Hill,

Islands:

Abrejo Rocks, Alargate Rocks, Animas Island, Arboles Island, Arcada Rock, Baker Island, Caracol Island, Cone Island, Coposo Island, Cristina Island, Culebra Islands, East San Lorenzo Island, Escurial Island, Esquibel Island, Favorita Island, Flotilla Island, Garcia Island, Gaviota Islets, Gaviota Rock, Hacha Island, Hermagos Islands, Indiada Island, Lambda Rock, Lulu Island, Marabilla Island, Muerta Island, Noyes Island, Phillips Rock, Pigeon Island, Pine Island, Princesa Island, Quitasueno Rock, Saint Joseph Island, San Francisco Island, San Lorenzo Islands, Santa Rita Island, Shaft Rock, Sola Rock, Sonora Island, Toza Island, Trasera Island, Triste Island, Turtle Island, Twin Islands, Ubi Island, West San Lorenzo Island, Wood Islands,

Lakes:

Lake Fortaleza,

Mountains:

Esmeralda Mountain, Fawn Mountain, Mount Miramar, Noyes Peak, Pimenta Mountain,

Ridges:

Fortaleza Ridge,

Rivers:

Rio de la Aguada,