Information About

Chernof Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Chernof Point on The Map

Location

57 ° 56' 53.999" N,
152 ° 56' 10" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Port Lions

Chernof Point in Detail.

About

22 mi. NW of Kodiak, in Kupreanof Strait, on N coast of Kodiak I.

History

Named "Mys Chernova," "Chernov's Cape," in 1839 or 1840 by Murashev, probably for Ivan Chernov, who made explorations and surveys in the Russian American colonies from 1832 to 1838. The name was published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425.

Places Near Chernof Point
Bars:

Danger Reef, Deranof Rock, Ilkognak Rock, Shag Rocks, Thomas Rock, Village Reefs,

Bays:

Afognak Bay, Back Bay, Back Bay, Barabara Cove, Dry Spruce Bay, Fox Bay, Kizhuyak Bay, Muskomee Bay, Selief Bay, Settler Cove, Sharatin Bay, Waskanareska Bay, Yukuk Bay,

Capes:

Afognak Point, Bare Point, Bird Point, Chernof Point, Chiachi Point, Dirovati Point, Dolphin Point, Dolphin Point, Dovolno Point, Drying Point, Far Point, Gori Point, Graveyard Point, Head Point, Inner Point, Kekur Point, Last Point, Last Timber Point, Leto Point, Lipsett Point, Low Cape, Nachalni Point, Near Point, Nochlega Point, Occident Point, Opasni Point, Orient Point, Ostrovka Point, Otrubistoi Point, Peregrebni Point, Perenosa Point, Pestchani Point, Pokati Point, Posliedni Point, Rivermouth Point, Rolling Point, Settlement Point, Shoal Point, Talnik Point, Tiger Cape, Uzkosti Point, Yuzhni Point,

Channels:

Afognak Strait, The Narrows, Raspberry Strait, The Slough, Whale Passage,

Cities:

Port Lions,

Dams:

Port Lions Dam, Port Wakefield Dam,

Islands:

Arnkil Island, Bare Island, Deranof Island, Dot Island, Dry Spruce Island, Koniuji Island, Little Raspberry Island, Nachalni Island, Whale Island, Winter Island,

Lakes:

Afognak Lake, Lower Malina Lake, Upper Malina Lake,

Mountains:

Afognak Mountain, Cloud Peak, Elbow Mountain, Mount Ellison, Godfrey Mountain, Hatchery Peak, Kupreanof Mountain, Litnik Mountain, Mount Lowell Wakefield,

Rivers:

Afognak River,

Streams:

Elbow Creek, Hatchery Creek,

Cities:

Afognak, Aleneva, Aleut Village, Port Wakefield,