Information About

Point Astley

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Astley on The Map

Location

57 ° 42' 56.999" N,
133 ° 38' 57.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Point Astley in Detail.

About

S point of entrance to Holkham Bay, 3 mi. W of Wood Spit and 49 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 280), Royal Navy (RN), when it was discovered on August 13, 1794, by Lieutenant J. Shidbey, RN.