Information About

Para Point

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 55' 21" N,
160 ° 52' 3" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Russian Mission

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Para Point in Detail.

About

SW point of Pearl I., in Yukon River, 17 mi. NE of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

History

The origin of this name is unknown. It may represent a misreading of the name "Pats Island shown on a 1916 field sheet by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which, because of filling, is now part of Pearl Island.

Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission D-5 (1952), Russian Mission D-5 (1952), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission D-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Para Point

Capes:

Cottonwood Point, Para Point, Peters Point,

Islands:

Base Island, Pearl Island,

Mine:

Stuyahok Mine,

Mountains:

Baldhead Mountain, Chase Mountain, Dogfish Mountain, Mount Ewaklalik,

Mountain Passes:

Mountain Ranges:

Streams:

Streams:

Cities:

Dogfish Village, Stuyahok, Tuckers,