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Pestchani Point

Pestchani Point

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kodiak Island
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 115 ft (35.05 m)
About

on E shore of Kizhuyak Bay, on N coast of Kodiak Island.

History of Pestchani Point

Transliteration of the descriptive name "M[ys] Peschanyy," meaning "sandy cape," given to this point by Murashev in 1839 or 1840 and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425.