Information About

Bancas Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bancas Point on The Map

Location

59 ° 56' 48.001" N,
139 ° 37' 8" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

148 ft (45.11 m)

Bancas Point in Detail.

About

on W shore of Disenchantment Bay, 1.8 mi. E of 1961 terminus of Black Glacier, 28 mi. NNE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named "Punta de las Bancas" meaning "point of the banks (shoals)" in 1791 by Captain Alessandro Malaspina (Galiano, 1802, map 9).

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat D-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat D-5 NE (2017),
Places Near Bancas Point
Areas:

Hubbard Glacier Geological Area, Kwik Delta,

Bars:

New Reef,

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Blizhni Point, Puget Peninsula,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Alexander Glacier, Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Haenke Glacier, Hendrickson Glacier, Henry Glacier, Latouche Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Miller Glacier, Rasmuson Glacier, Turner Glacier, Valerie Glacier,

Islands:

Haenke Island, Osier Island,

Lakes:

Aka Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Alexander, Amphitheater Knob, Gilbert Point, Mount Hendrickson, Mount Hoorts, Mount McCarty, Mount Rasmuson,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Calahonda Creek, Esker Stream, Indian Camp Creek,