Information About

Cape Suckling

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Suckling on The Map

Location

59 ° 59' 22.999" N,
143 ° 52' 59.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

56 ft (17.07 m)

Cape Suckling in Detail.

About

on Gulf of Alaska, 6 mi. SE of Controller Bay and 75 mi. SE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain

History

Named by Captain Cook (1785, v.2, p.349), Royal Navy (RN), May 10, 1778, for Maurice Suckling, Comptroller of the Royal Navy when Cook left England. Malaspina's manuscript chart of 1791 shows Cabo Chupador meaning "sucking" or "suckling." The name Cabo de San Elias appears on Camacho's chart showing results of the Don Ignacio Arteaga expedition in 1779 with Francisco Antonio Maurelle as pilot (Wagner, 1937, p.498).

Topo Maps

Icy Bay (1950), Icy Bay (1951), Icy Bay (1961), Icy Bay (1961), Icy Bay (1961), Bering Glacier A-8 OE S NW (2014),
Places Near Cape Suckling
Bars:

Southwest Breaker,

Bays:

Bahia de Burgos,

Capes:

Cape Suckling,

Lakes:

Linear Lakes,

Mountain Passes:

Kwinlatch Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Suckling Hills,

Rivers:

Kiklukh River, Okalee River,

Streams:

Kwinlatah Slough,

Streams:

Jessie Creek, Kathleen Creek, Sewah Creek,