Information About

Engano Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Engano Point on The Map

Location

57 ° 0' 47.002" N,
135 ° 51' 10.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Elevation

72 ft (21.95 m)

Engano Point in Detail.

About

on SW coast of Kruzof I., 10 mi. W of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

The name "Cabo del Engano tilde" meaning "cape of deception (or deceit)" was given to Cape Edgecumbe in 1775 by F. A. Maurelle (in La Perouse, 1798, pl. 26). The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) applied the name to this point of land in 1926.