Information About

Point Ellis

Quick Facts

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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).

Topo Maps

Port Alexander C-1 (1948), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander (1951), Port Alexander C-1 (1951), Port Alexander C-1 (1951), Port Alexander C-1 (1951), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander (1952), Port Alexander C-1 (1997), Port Alexander C-1 SW (2017),

Places Near Point Ellis

Bays:

Bay of Pillars, Explorer Basin, Gedney Harbor, Happy Cove, Orel Anchorage, Piledriver Cove, Rowan Bay, Tebenkof Bay, Thetis Bay, Washington Bay,

Capes:

Point Sullivan, Point Cosmos, Point Ellis, Gap Point, Lisa Point, Swaine Point, Troller Point,

Channels:

Helianthus Passage,

Dams:

Rowan Bay Dam,

Islands:

Davis Rock, Step Island, Troller Islands, Windfall Islands,

Lakes:

Kutlaku Lake,

Mountains:

North Mountain, White Mountain,

Pillars:

Oyster Rock,

Streams:

Kutlaku Creek, Kwatahein Creek,

Cities:

Rowan Bay,