Information About

Cape Kumliun

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Kumliun on The Map

Location

56 ° 31' 50.002" N,
157 ° 55' 54.998" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

686 ft (209.09 m)

Cape Kumliun in Detail.

About

extends E 12 mi. between Kujulik and Chignik Bays, on S shore of Alaska Peninsula, 24 mi. NE of Chignik; Aleutian Range

History

native name published as "C(ap) Komliouck" by von Krusenstern (1827, map 20), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and as "Cape Kumliun" in 1888 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). According to Captain Lutke (1836, p. 277), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), this peninsula may be the Foggy Cape reported by Captain James Cook, RN, in 1798.

Topo Maps

Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island (1951), Sutwik Island C-6 (1963), Sutwik Island C-6 (1963), Sutwik Island (1963), Sutwik Island (1963),
Places Near Cape Kumliun
Bars:

Katmai Reef,

Bays:

Hook Bay, Kujulik Bay,

Capes:

Cape Kumliun,

Islands:

Flat Top Rock, Gull Island, Nakchamik Island, Unavikshak Island,

Mountains:

Weasel Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Black Pass,

Rivers:

North Fork,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Cub Creek, Hook Creek, Kumliun Creek, Rainbow Creek, Rudy Creek, Shoe Creek, Waterfall Creek,