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Point Possession

Point Possession

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 10 ft (3.05 m)
About

on Kenai Peninsula, between Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm, 20 mi. SW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.

History of Point Possession

Named by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 397), RN, on June 1, 1778, who displayed the flag and took possession of the river and country in His Majesty name. Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published the name M(ys) Naseleniya, or Populated Cape, for this point. See Possession.