Information About

Cape Bendel

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Bendel on The Map

Location

57 ° 3' 42.998" N,
134 ° 1' 27.998" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Cape Bendel in Detail.

About

on NW tip of Kupreanof I., 50 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1877 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Bernhard Bendel, born in Germany, who was an Alaska pioneer and who helped U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) parties with his hospitality and valuable information (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), 1883, p. 124).