Information About

Cape Chichagof

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Chichagof on The Map

Location

58 ° 22' 22.001" N,
157 ° 32' 15" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Egegik

Elevation

23 ft (7.01 m)

Cape Chichagof in Detail.

About

Elevation 70 ft., on N coast of Alaska Peninsula, N point of entrance to Gegik Bay, 34 mi. SW of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low.

History

Named "Cap Tchitchagoff" by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 258), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) for Admiral Vasili Iakob Chichagov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who explored the Arctic in 1765-66.

Places Near Cape Chichagof
Bars:

South Spit,

Bays:

Egegik Bay,

Capes:

Cape Chichagof, Coffee Point, Goose Point,

Cities:

Egegik,

Cliffs:

Middle Bluff,

Islands:

King Salmon Island,

Rivers:

Egegik River, King Salmon River,

Streams:

Big Creek, Bishop Creek,