Information About

Cape Chirikof

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Chirikof on The Map

Location

55 ° 18' 19.001" N,
133 ° 41' 3.998" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Elevation

745 ft (227.08 m)

Cape Chirikof in Detail.

About

Located on the SW tip of Baker Island, 1 mi S of Granite Point, Alexandria Archepeligo.

History

Named in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Captain Alexei Ilich Chirikov, commander of the vessel St. Paul, who accompanied Vitus Bering in 1741.