Information About

Boreas Point

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 10' 7" N,
133 ° 3' 46.001" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Hydaburg

Elevation

108 ft (32.92 m)

Boreas Point in Detail.

About

point of N entrance to Breezy Bay, on E coast of Dall I., Alex. Arch.;

History

Named in 1882, by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the "Greek god of the north wind."

Topo Maps

Craig A-4 (1948), Craig A-4 (1951), Craig A-4 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig A-4 (1994), Craig A-4 (1994), Craig A-4 NE (2017),
Places Near Boreas Point
Archipelagos:

Diver Islands, Lively Islands, McFarland Islands, Nichols Islands,

Areas:

Millar Rocks, The Sentinels,

Bars:

Low Rock,

Bays:

Port Caldera, Port Estrella, Augustine Bay, Baldy Bay, Big Bay, Bobs Bay, Breezy Bay, Camp Cove, Coco Harbor, Crab Trap Cove, Diver Bay, Farallon Bay, Fisherman Cove, Foul Bay, Goat Mouth Inlet, Green Inlet, Hole-in-the-Wall, Hook Arm, Island Bay, Manhattan Arm, Manhattan Arm Sea Otter Harbor, Natzuhini Bay, North Bay, Sakie Bay, Sea Otter Harbor, Soda Bay, Soda Bay, Trocadero Bay, View Cove, Welcome Cove, Windy Cove,

Capes:

Point Providence, Point Saint Sebastian, Point Batan, Point Bocas, Point Iphigenia, Point Lomas, Boreas Point, Bruin Point, Canoe Point, Cape Augustine, Cape Empinado, Cape Lookout, Cayman Point, Clear Point, Diver Point, Eagle Point, Eolus Point, Francis Point, Halibut Nose, Hassler Point, Horn Point, Juel Point, Kellogg Point, Natalia Point, Perlas Point, Punta Gorda, Reef Point, Rose Point, Sakie Point, Point San Antonio, Solyanka Point, Tranquil Point, Turn Point, Way Point, Welcome Point, Whisker Point,

Channels:

Meares Passage, North Pass, South Pass, Tlevak Narrows, Tlevak Strait, Ulloa Channel,

Cliffs:

High Point,

Dams:

Waterfall Dam,

Islands:

Black Rock, Block Island, Bush Islets, Camp Island, Canas Island, Channel Island, Clam Island, Comma Island, Corlies Islands, Dall Island, Deadman Island, Devil Island, Diver Rocks, Entrance Island, Entrance Island, Fishhook Island, Fort Islet, Gate Island, Goat Island, Grand Island, Guide Island, Horseshoe Island, Lone Tree Island, Meares Island, Middle Island, Middle Island, Midway Island, Mushroom Island, Natalia Island, Nellag Island, Panhandle Island, Passage Island, Profit Island, Reef Island, Reef Islands, Ridge Island, Round Island, Scrag Islands, The Sentinels, Shelikof Island, Signal Island, Snag Island, Spook Island, Square Island, Table Rock, Ulloa Island,

Lakes:

Devil Lake, Little Devil Lake, Manhattan Lake, Waterfall Lake, Waterfall Reservoir, Lake Welcome,

Mountains:

Bear Mountain, Cone Mountain, Squaw Mountain, Thunder Mountain, White Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

North Pass Sukkwan Strait, South Pass Sukkwan Strait,

Pillars:

Hattie Rock, Turn Rock,

Streams:

Soda Creek,

Routes:

Canoe Point Trail, Soda Lake Trail Prince of Wales Island,

Cities:

Waterfall,