Information About

Cape Nukshak

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 23' 39.001" N,
153 ° 59' 39.998" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Akhiok

Elevation

121 ft (36.88 m)

Cape Nukshak in Detail.

About

S point of entrance to Hallo Bay, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 38 mi. NE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range

History

Eskimo name reported as (Cap) Nough-chack by von Krusenstern (1827, map 17) and published in 1847 as (Mys) Nukhshak on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378.

Topo Maps

Mount Katmai B-1 (1951), Mt. Katmai B-1 (1951), Mount Katmai B-1 (1951), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952), Afognak (1952),

Places Near Cape Nukshak

Cities:

Kaguyak,

Bars:

Yugnat Rocks,

Bays:

Devils Cove, Hallo Bay, Kaflia Bay, Swikshak Bay,

Beaches:

Little Beach,

Capes:

Cape Chiniak, Cape Gull, Cape Nukshak, Cape Ugyak, Kukak Point,

Channels:

Cannery Passage,

Islands:

Aguligik Island, Kulichkof Island, Ninagiak Island, Nukshak Island, Tiny Island,

Rivers:

Big River, Ninagiak River, Swikshak River,

Streams:

Hallo Creek, Hook Creek,

Cities:

Kukak,