Information About

Cape Suworof

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Suworof on The Map

Location

58 ° 45' 0" N,
157 ° 7' 0.001" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

King Salmon

Cape Suworof in Detail.

About

Incomplete record. On N coast of Alaska Peninsula, N point of entrance to Naknek River, W of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low.

History

Named in 1828 by Captain M. N. Staniukovich of the corvette Moller, probably after nearby Russian Fort Suvorof. This "Russian family name was also spelled Souvoroff, Suvoroff, etc." The Moller, one of Captain F. P. Lutke's ships, ended its exploration of the Alaska Peninsula at this point.

Topo Maps

Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952),
Places Near Cape Suworof
Bars:

Big Flat,

Capes:

Cape Suwarof, Cape Suworof, Coffee Point, Graveyard Point, Morakas Point, Pederson Point, Telephone Point, Telephone Point,

Channels:

Albert Channel, Coffee Creek Channel, Gravel Spit Anchorage,

Flats:

Salmon Flats, Sea Gull Flat,

Hills:

Johnson Hill,

Rivers:

Kvichak River, Naknek River,

Streams:

Coffee Creek, Copenhagen Creek, Duck Creek, Graveyard Creek, Johnson Hill Creek, King Salmon Creek, Packers Creek, Squaw Creek,

Cities:

Koggiung, Libbyville, Nakeen, Naknek, South Naknek,