Information About

Point Bentinck

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Bentinck on The Map

Location

60 ° 23' 37" N,
146 ° 5' 3.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Point Bentinck in Detail.

About

NE tip of Hinchinbrook I., 15 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

In 1794 this name was applied to a point four miles SW of the present location, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), who named it for William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, third Duke of Protland (Wagner, 1937, p. 376). Since Captain Nathaniel Portlock, Royal Navy (RN), in 1787, had named that feature "Point Steele," the name "Point Bentinck" was transferred to its present location.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova B-6 (1951), Cordova B-6 (1951), Cordova B-6 (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova B-6 (1953), Cordova B-6 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959),
Places Near Point Bentinck
Bars:

Gatherer Rock, Government Rock, Shag Rock, Twin Rocks,

Bays:

Boswell Bay, Canoe Passage, Cedar Bay, Hartney Bay, Hidden Cove, Kenny Cove, Orca Bay, Whiskey Cove, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Point Steele, Point Whitshed, Point Bentinck, Big Point, Fox Point, Gravel Point, Hook Point, Makarka Point, Shirttail Point,

Channels:

Hawkins Island Cutoff, Strawberry Channel,

Hills:

Strawberry Hill,

Islands:

Mummy Island, Boswell Rock, Hawkins Island, Little Mummy Island, Piledriver Rock, Pinnacle Rock,

Lakes:

Makarka Lakes,

Parks:

Canoe Passage State Marine Park,

Streams:

Canoe Creek, Canyon Creek, Cedar Creek, Fish Creek, Hawkins Creek, Hemlock Creek, Hidden Creek, Makarka Creek, Orca Creek, Palugvik Creek, Paul Creek, Snake Creek, Spruce Creek, Windy Creek,

Cities:

Boswell Bay, Whitshed,