Information About

Point Shekesti

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 27' 51.001" N,
132 ° 22' 58.001" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Point Shekesti in Detail.

About

On the W shore of Wrangell Harbor at Wrangell, N coast of Wrangell Island; Alexandria Archepeligo.

History

Named in 1834 by Captain Lieutenant D. F. Zarembo, published in 1848 as "Mys Shekesti," or "Shekesti Cape," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396.