Information About

Point Napean

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Napean on The Map

Location

57 ° 8' 31.999" N,
134 ° 16' 46.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Point Napean in Detail.

About

at entrance to Eliza Harbor, on SE coast of Admiralty I., 22 mi. SE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.

History

Named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for Evan Nepean of the British Admiralty (Wagner, 1937, p. 399). Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey of Vancouver's party explored the point on August 3, 1794. On Vancouver's original chart and the French copy of it, the name was spelled "Nepean," and this form was widely used. However, in his text, Captain Vancouver spelled it "Napean."