Information About

Parker Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Parker Point on The Map

Location

57 ° 36' 45" N,
134 ° 40' 23.002" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Elevation

62 ft (18.9 m)

Parker Point in Detail.

About

8 mi. NW of Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.

History

Discovered by Lieutenant Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), July 20, 1794, and named by Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), probably for Sir Peter Parker of the British Admiralty (Wagner, 1937, p. 401).