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Cape Etolin

Cape Etolin

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Bethel (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 33 ft (10.06 m)
About

25 mi SW of Cape Vancouver, extends into Bering Sea, off the N coast of Nunivak Island.

History of Cape Etolin

Named "M[ys] Etolina" by the Russians for Captain Adolph Karlovich Etolin, governor of the Russian American colonies, 1841-45, who, with Khromchenko, explored this area in 1821.