Information About

Point Ellis

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Ellis on The Map

Location

56 ° 33' 46.001" N,
134 ° 19' 5.002" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

72 ft (21.95 m)

Point Ellis in Detail.

About

between Tebenkof Bay and Bay of Pillars, on W coast of Kuiu I., 25 mi. NE of Port Alexander, Alex. Arch.

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), on August 6, 1794, "probably in honor of George Ellis, who accompanied Sir James Harris * * * on a diplomatic mission" (Wagner, 1937, p. 386).