Information About

Point Hugh

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Location

57 ° 34' 9.998" N,
133 ° 48' 29.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Point Hugh in Detail.

About

on S tip of Glass Peninsula at junction of Seymour Canal and Stephens Passage, 8 mi. SE of Pleasant Bay and 54 mi. S of Juneau, Alex. Arch.

History

Named for Lord Hugh Seymore of England by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), on August 4, 1794 (Wagner, 1937, p. 392).

Topo Maps

Sumdum C-6 (1948), Sumdum C-6 (1951), Sumdum C-6 (1951), Sumdum C-6 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-6 SE (2017),

Places Near Point Hugh

Archipelagos:

Bars:

McDonald Rock, Thistle Ledge,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Gambier Bay, Holkham Bay, Last Chance Harbor, Pleasant Bay, Sand Bay, Snug Cove, Sore Finger Cove,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Hugh, Point Astley, Point Gambier, Point League, Church Point, False Point Pybus, Gem Point, Grunt Point, Midway Point, Scald Point,

Cliffs:

The Stone Wall,

Islands:

Chapel Island, Chock Island, Gain Island, Gambier Island, Good Island, Harbor Island, Muse Island, Price Island, Romp Island, Round Islet, Tree Island,

Lakes:

Pleasant Bay Lake,

Mountains:

Yeek-Sha Mountain,