Information About

Cape Decision

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 0' 20.002" N,
134 ° 7' 57" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

210 ft (64.01 m)

Cape Decision in Detail.

About

S tip of Kuiu I., between Sumner and Chatham Straits, 26 mi. SE of Port Alexander, Alex. Arch.

History

So named by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "about September 20, 1793, because he said that the emptiness of the stories of Fuca, Fonte, etc., was now decided" (wagner, 1937, p. 383).

Topo Maps

Port Alexander A-1 (1948), Port Alexander A-1 (1948), Port Alexander A-1 (1948), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander A-1 SE (2017),
Places Near Cape Decision
Archipelagos:

Spanish Islands,

Bars:

Alice Rocks, Lemon Point Rock, Point Saint Albans Reef,

Bays:

Port McArthur, Aats Bay, Alikula Bay, China Cove, Crowley Bight, Egg Harbor, Gish Bay, Howard Cove, Kell Bay, Louise Cove, Table Bay, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Saint Albans, Point Borlase, Point Crowley, Point Howard, Aats Point, Cape Decision, Cora Point, Helm Point, Lemon Point, Nation Point,

Channels:

Affleck Canal, Decision Passage,

Islands:

Borlase Rock, Bush Islets, Channel Island, Cora Island, Coronation Island, Fairway Island, Marble Islet, North Island, Shrub Islet, South Island,

Mountains:

Mount Howard, Mount McArthur, Needle Peak, Pin Peak, Windy Peak,