Information About

Cape Kanatak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Kanatak on The Map

Location

57 ° 32' 8.999" N,
155 ° 54' 29.002" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

King Salmon

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Cape Kanatak in Detail.

About

between Portage and Jute Bays, on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, 54 mi. W of Karluk, Aleutian Range

History

Name derived from "Kanatak Bay," the native name for Portage Bay, published on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379 in 1847 as "Z(aliv) Kanatak." This point was called "Cape Lgvac" by Admiral Krusenstern (1827, map 17), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Karluk C-6 (1951), Karluk C-6 (1951), Karluk C-6 (1951), Karluk (1951), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952),
Places Near Cape Kanatak
Bays:

Bellim Bay, Dry Bay, Island Bay, Jute Bay, Kanatak Lagoon, Portage Bay,

Capes:

Cape Kanatak, Cape Lgvak, Cape Unalishagvak, Kelp Point, Seal Point,

Cliffs:

Cape Igvak,

Islands:

Jute Island, Jute Islands, Pinnacle Rock,

Lakes:

Kanatak Lake, Summit Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Becharof, Jute Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Kanatak Pass,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Beaver Creek, Burls Creek, Cleo Creek, Jute Creek, Kanatak Creek, Little Kanatak Creek, North Fork Rex Creek, Oil Creek, Otter Creek, Porcupine Creek, Rex Creek, Salmon Creek, South Fork Rex Creek, Sulphur Creek,