Information About

Cape Krenitzin

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Krenitzin on The Map

Location

55 ° 4' 13.001" N,
163 ° 26' 22.999" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Cape Krenitzin in Detail.

About

at N entrance to Bechevin Bay, 14 mi. N of False Pass, at SW end of Alaska Peninsula; Bristol Bay Low.

History

named for Captain Lieutenant Peter Kuzimch Krenitzin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), commander of the galliot Saint Catherine, who led a Russian exploring expedition to the Aleutian Island in 1768-69. by Admiral von Krusenstern (1827, atlas map 20), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "C(ap) Krenitzyn."

Topo Maps

Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1949), Fort Randall (1950), Fort Randall (1950), Cold Bay A-5 (1995),
Places Near Cape Krenitzin
Bays:

Bechevin Bay, Hook Bay, Hotsprings Bay, Protassof Bay, Saint Catherine Cove, Swanson Lagoon, Traders Cove,

Capes:

Boulder Point, Cape Krenitzin, Chunak Point, Nichols Point, Rocky Point, Traders Head,

Cliffs:

Traders Head,

Dams:

False Pass Dam,

Islands:

Bird Rock, Isanotski Islands, Island Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Gilbert,

Mountains:

Traders Mountain,

Cities:

Morzhovoi,