Quick Facts
on N coast of Hinchinbrook I., 30 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
HistoryNamed by Davidson (1869, p. 153), U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), while doing survey work along the south Alaska coast. Named for James Johnstone, Master of the H.M.S. Chatham, one of the vessels in Captain George Vancouver's expeditions to the region at the end of the 18th century. The point of land was earlier called "Cabo Frio," meaning "cold cape" in Spanish, by Jose Canizares on July 22, 1779 (Wagner, 1937, p. 456).
Naucestaarwikcak Point, The Seven Sisters,
Bays:Port Etches, Anderson Bay, Constantine Harbor, Deer Cove, Double Bay, English Bay, Garden Cove, Knowles Bay, Shelter Bay,
Capes:Point Barber, Point Horn, Bear Cape, Eagle Point, Johnstone Point, Knowles Head, Phipps Point, Punta de la Cruz, Qengnaswik Point, Red Head, Shelter Point,
Channels:Islands:Porpoise Rocks, Bocharov Island, Garden Island, Hinchinbrook Island,
Mountains:Streams:Anderson Creek, Bear Creek, Constantine Creek, Double Creek, Eagle Creek, Etches Creek, Garden Creek, Horn Creek, Kanuwalem Kuiya Creek, Nuchek Creek,
