Information About

Cape Barnabas

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Barnabas on The Map

Location

57 ° 9' 6.998" N,
152 ° 52' 5.002" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Port Lions

Cape Barnabas in Detail.

About

On the E tip of Sitkalidak Island, SE of Kodiak Island.

History

Named on June 12, 1778, by Captain Cook (1785, v.2,p.406), Royal Navy (RN), who reported "an elevated point, which obtained the name "Cape Barnabas," lying in the latitude of 5713. The Russian American Company published (a transliteration of ) the name in 1849 as "M(ys) Barnabas." Barnabas whose day is June 11.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Cape Barnabas
Cities:

Onihitsk,

Bars:

Barnabas Rock, Kiliuda Rock,

Bays:

Boulder Bay, Kiliuda Bay, McDonald Lagoon, Santa Flavia Bay, Shearwater Bay,

Capes:

Bluff Point, Cape Barnabas, Coxcomb Point, Dangerous Cape, Ermine Point, Inner Right Cape, Lagoon Point, Left Cape, Observation Point, Outer Right Cape, Pillar Point, Pivot Point, Shearwater Point,

Islands:

Dusk Islands, Ghost Rocks, Ladder Island, Nest Island, Table Island,