Information About

Cape Karluk

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Karluk on The Map

Location

57 ° 34' 35" N,
154 ° 30' 49" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Akhiok

Elevation

180 ft (54.86 m)

Cape Karluk in Detail.

About

2 mi. W of Karluk, on E coast of Kodiak I.

History

Name derived from village of Karluk and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1868. This point was called "Cape Karloutskoi" by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 276), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and Baker (1906, p. 350) says "locally known as 'Karluk head'."