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Battery Point

Battery Point

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians East
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 692 ft (210.92 m)
About

on S coast of Akutan I., Krenitzin Islands.; Aleutian Islands.

History of Battery Point

a translation of the descriptive name given by Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 193). booming waves on this point sounded like a battery of guns. Kayanak." contradistinction to North Head. the name "Liberty Cap," undoubtedly suggested by Scotch Cap on Unimak Island.