Information About

Point Petrof

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Location

54 ° 29' 10" N,
162 ° 49' 59.002" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Point Petrof in Detail.

About

on NW tip of Sanak I., Aleutian Range

History

Russian name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Petrova" or "Petrof's Cape." According to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "The residents of Sanak call Point Petrof, McLoughlins Point * * * Many years ago a man by that name lived at Point Petrof.

Topo Maps

False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1949), False Pass (1950), False Pass (1950), False Pass B-3 (1989),

Places Near Point Petrof

Bars:

Hennig Rock, Oneida Rock, Sanak Reefs, Westdahl Rock, Yukon Reef,

Bays:

Dodds Bay, Johnson Bay, Murphys Cove, Pauloff Harbor, Pavlof Harbor, Peterson Bay, Sanak Harbor, Sandy Bay, Unimak Cove,

Capes:

Chicago Point, Point Petrof,

Islands:

Clifford Island, Crowley Rock, Dora Island, Haystack Rock, Long Island, Mary Island, Peterson Island, Rabbit Island, Sanak Island, Sisters Island, South Rock, Trinity Islands,

Mountains:

Sanak Peak,

Streams:

Washwoman Creek,

Cities:

Pauloff Harbor, Sanak,