Information About

Cape Georgiana

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 19' 46.999" N,
135 ° 51' 37.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Cape Georgiana in Detail.

About

on NW tip of Kruzof I., 26 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1787 by Captain Nathaniel Portlock, RN. (Wagner, 1937, p. 389). This point was also called "Mys Siuchiy," meaning "sealion cape," in 1833 by the Russian navigator Ensign Vasiliev; "Mys Olgi" or "Olgi Cape" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).