Information About

Middle Point

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 20' 39.998" N,
147 ° 0' 0" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Middle Point in Detail.

About

on N coast of Montague I., between Rocky Bay and Zaikof Bay, 39 mi. E of Chenega, Chugach Mts.

History

Descriptive name given in 1902 by Ferdinand Westdahl, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Named "Punta de Carrillo" about August 1, 1779, by Don Ignacio Arteaga "perhaps after one of the Carrillos then in California" (Wagner, 1937, p. 440).

Topo Maps

Places Near Middle Point
Bars:

Seal Rocks,

Bays:

Rocky Bay, Stockdale Harbor, Zaikof Bay,

Capes:

Middle Point, Montague Point, Zaikof Point,

Channels:

Hinchinbrook Entrance,

Islands:

Fairs Island, Schooner Rock,

Mountains:

Montague Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Hayes River Pass,