Information About

Pestchani Point

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Pestchani Point on The Map

Location

57 ° 46' 55.999" N,
152 ° 51' 2.002" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Port Lions

Elevation

115 ft (35.05 m)

Pestchani Point in Detail.

About

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

History

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.