Information About

Cape Krenitzin

Cape Krenitzin

Quick Facts

Region:

Aleutians East

Nearest City:

False Pass

About

at N entrance to Bechevin Bay, 14 mi. N of False Pass, at SW end of Alaska Peninsula; Bristol Bay Low.

History of Cape Krenitzin

named for Captain Lieutenant Peter Kuzimch Krenitzin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), commander of the galliot Saint Catherine, who led a Russian exploring expedition to the Aleutian Island in 1768-69. by Admiral von Krusenstern (1827, atlas map 20), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "C(ap) Krenitzyn."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Cold Bay (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1943), Fort Randall (1949), Fort Randall (1950), Fort Randall (1950), Cold Bay A-5 (1995),

Places Near Cape Krenitzin

Bays:

Bechevin Bay, Hook Bay, Hotsprings Bay, Protassof Bay, Saint Catherine Cove, Swanson Lagoon, Traders Cove,

Capes:

Boulder Point, Cape Krenitzin, Chunak Point, Nichols Point, Rocky Point, Traders Head,

Cliffs:

Dams:

False Pass Dam,

Islands:

Bird Rock, Isanotski Islands, Island Rock,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Traders Mountain,

Cities: