Information About

Bishop Point

Quick Facts

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Location

53 ° 58' 27.001" N,
166 ° 56' 58.999" W

Region

Aleutians West (CA)

Nearest City

Unalaska

Bishop Point in Detail.

About

on NW coast of Unalaska I., 19 mi. NW of Unalaska; Aleutian Range

History

named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1938 for Father Ioann Veniaminov who served as a priest on Unalaska Island and made weather observations there from 1825-34. in 1840 and was made Bishop of Russian America that same year.

Topo Maps

Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska (1951), Unalaska C-3 (1989),

Places Near Bishop Point

Bays:

Driftwood Bay, Volcano Bay,

Beaches:

Iitaagim-tugumaga,

Capes:

Bishop Point, Cape Kovrizhka, Cape Wislow, Iitaax, Irishmans Hat, Point Kadin, Koriga Point, Makushin Point, Point Tebenkof,

Islands:

Priest Rock,

Mountains:

Magusim Aligii, Makushin Volcano, Mount Marshall Reese, Red Cinder Dome,

Cities:

Makushin,