Information About

Blizhni Point

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 50' 12.998" N,
139 ° 46' 59.002" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Blizhni Point in Detail.

About

end of spit at mouth of Grand Wash River, 21 mi. N of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named "M(ys) Blizhniy," meaning "near cape," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

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 SW (2017),
Places Near Blizhni Point
Areas:

Kwik Delta,

Bars:

Gilbert Spit,

Bays:

Disenchantment Bay, Humpback Cove, Yakutat Bay,

Beaches:

Logan Beach,

Capes:

Point Latouche, Bancas Point, Blizhni Point, Kooisk Point, Northeast Point,

Cliffs:

Logan Bluffs,

Glaciers:

Atrevida Glacier, Black Glacier, Galiano Glacier, Latouche Glacier, Lucia Glacier, Turner Glacier,

Islands:

Kriwoi Island, Krutoi Island, Otmeloi Island, Strawberry Island,

Lakes:

Aka Lake,

Mountains:

Amphitheater Knob, Floral Hills, Lucia Nunatak, Terrace Point,

Mountain Passes:

Floral Pass,

Rivers:

Grand Wash River,

Streams:

Aquadulce Creek, Esker Stream, Humpback Creek, Indian Camp Creek, Kame Stream, Kwik Stream, Lucia Stream, Sudden Stream,