Information About

Cape Yakataga

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 3' 40" N,
142 ° 25' 55.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Cape Yakataga in Detail.

About

Located on Gulf of Alaska, 2.4 miles southwest of Watson Peak and 100 miles northwest of Yukutat, St. Elias Mountains.

History

Tlingit Indian name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852,map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) as "M(ys) Yaktaga" on an 1849 map.