Information About

Front Point

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 16' 26" N,
150 ° 53' 20" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seldovia

Front Point in Detail.

About

on E coast of Kenai Peninsula at SW entrance to Nuka Passage, 32 mi. SE of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1931, "because this point forms the front approach range with Point Gore for vessels coming out of Nuka Passage."

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia B-3 (1951), Seldovia B-3 (1951), Seldovia B-3 (1952), Seldovia B-3 (1952), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia B-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Front Point

Bays:

Berger Bay, Port Dick, Home Cove, Mikes Bay, Sunday Harbor, Takoma Cove, Taylor Bay, Tonsina Bay, Westdahl Cove,

Capes:

Cape Horn, Front Point, Gore Point, Hardover Point, Nuka Point, Petrof Point,

Channels:

Nuka Passage,

Glaciers:

Doroshin Glacier, Petrof Glacier, Wosnesenski Glacier,

Islands:

Arch Rock, Berger Island, Division Island, Long Island, Nuka Rock,

Mountains:

Brown Mountain, Gore Peak,