Information About

Pakenham Point

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 0' 19" N,
148 ° 3' 58" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Uses

Pakenham Point in Detail.

About

between Barry Arm Port Wells and College Fiord, 63 mi. kSE of Anchorage, Chugach Mtns.

History

Named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), probably for Sir Thomas Pakenham, the commander of the West Indies station in 1786, while Vancouver was serving there (Wagner, 1837), p. 40)

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage A-3 (1960), Anchorage A-3 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage A-3 SW (2016),

Places Near Pakenham Point

Bays:

Lake Bay, Port Wells, Barry Arm, Barry Arm Port Wells, College Fiord, Cove Shoestring, Esther Bay, Granite Bay, Harrison Lagoon, Hobo Bay, Quillian Bay, Shoestring Cove,

Capes:

Point Esther, Coghill Point, Point Doran, Pakenham Point, Pakenham Point,

Channels:

Doran Strait, Esther Passage,

Glaciers:

Amherst Glacier, Barnard Glacier, Barry Glacier, Cap Glacier, Cascade Glacier, Coxe Glacier, Crescent Glacier, Holyoke Glacier, Serpentine Glacier, Toboggan Glacier, Tommy Glacier, Vassar Glacier, Wellesley Glacier,

Islands:

East Flank Island, Esther Island, Esther Rock, West Flank Island,

Lakes:

Davis Lake, Esther Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Coville, Mount Curtis, Mount Doran, Mount Emerson, Mount Gilbert,

Parks:

Granite Bay State Marine Park, South Esther Island State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Avery River, Coghill River,

Streams:

Hobo Creek, Lagoon Creek,

Cities:

Golden,