Information About

Point Pybus

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 18' 27" N,
133 ° 57' 41" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Point Pybus in Detail.

About

on E coast of Admiralty I., at N entrance to Pybus Bay, 4 mi. W of The Brothers and 56 mi. E of Sitka, Alex. Arch.

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), when the point was discovered August 4, 1794, by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, Royal Navy (RN), (Wagner, 1937, p. 403).

Topo Maps

Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum B-6 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum B-6 SW (2017),

Places Near Point Pybus

Archipelagos:

The Brothers,

Bays:

Cannery Cove, Donkey Bay, Frederick Sound, Gambier Bay, Henrys Arm, Last Chance Harbor, Little Pybus Bay, Pybus Bay, Sheldon Cove, Snug Cove,

Capes:

Point Pybus, Point Gambier, Church Point, False Point Pybus, Gem Point, Grunt Point, Pinta Point, Scald Point, Square Point,

Channels:

West Channel,

Islands:

Chapel Island, Chock Island, East Brother Island, Elliott Island, Gain Island, Gambier Island, Good Island, Grave Island, Long Island, Midway Islands, Muse Island, Price Island, Romp Island, Round Rock, San Juan Islands, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island, Tree Island, Turnabout Island, West Brother Island,

Mountain Passes:

Old Mans Slough,