Information About

Cape Cross

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 55' 1.999" N,
136 ° 33' 41" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

43 ft (13.11 m)

Cape Cross in Detail.

About

S tip of Takanis Peninsula, on Yakobi I., 25 mi. NW of Chichagof; Alex. Arch.

History

named on May 3, 1778, by Captain James Cook, Royal Navy (RN), because it was "first seen on that day (Holy Cross Day) so marked in our calendar" (1785, v. 2, p. 345-346). by the Russians (Tebenkov, 1852, map 8) as "Mys Kresta" meaning "Cape Cross."

Topo Maps

Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1948), Sitka D-8 (1950), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka D-8 (1995), Sitka D-8 NW (2017),

Places Near Cape Cross

Archipelagos:

Palmtree Islands, Porcupine Islands,

Areas:

Urey Rocks,

Bars:

Porcupine Rock, Star Rock,

Basins:

Bohemia Basin,

Bays:

Bingham Cove, Canoe Cove, Constantine Cove, Deer Harbor, Greentop Harbor, Hoktaheen Cove, Ilin Bay, Islas Bay, Lost Cove, Lumber Cove, Mite Cove, Porcupine Bay, Soapstone Cove, Squid Bay, Surge Bay, Takanis Bay, Zhilo Cove,

Capes:

Point Partennoi, Point Razbitie, Point Satchrun, Point Theodore, Point Urey, Point Dougherty, Cape Bingham, Cape Cross, Column Point, False Point, Rock Point, Soapstone Point, South Point, Takanis Peninsula,

Channels:

Canoe Pass, Caution Passage, Lisianski Strait,

Cliffs:

Ewe Ledge,

Islands:

Beric Island, Esther Island, Gauntlet Island, Greentop Island, Mindalina Island, Mite Island, Skinner Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island, Threenob Rock, White Crag Island, Winifred Island, Yakobi Island, Yakobi Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Helen, Hoktaheen Lake, Surge Lake, Takanis Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Althorp, Bingham Peak, Mount Hill, Takanis Peak, Vein Mountain, Yakobi Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Canoe Slough,

Rivers:

Porcupine River, Stranger River,

Streams:

Bohemia Creek, Hoktaheen Creek, Takanis Creek,

Routes:

Takanis Lake Trail,