Information About

Point Wimbledon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Point Wimbledon on The Map

Location

58 ° 18' 1.001" N,
136 ° 22' 35" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Elevation

49 ft (14.94 m)

Point Wimbledon in Detail.

About

on N shore of North Indian Pass, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 3 mi. SW of Dundas Bay, 36 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), in 1794 for Wimbledon, one of the seats of the Spencer family in England (Wagner, 1937, p. 422). Some charts erroneously call it "Winbledon." Wimbledon is a suburb of London and is now the headquarters of tennis in England.

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather B-2 (1948), Mount Fairweather B-2 (1948), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-2 SE (2017),
Places Near Point Wimbledon
Archipelagos:

George Islands, Inian Islands,

Bars:

Dad Rock, Seiners Rock, South Rock,

Bays:

The Hobbit Hole, Port Althorp, Bingham Cove, Cross Sound, Dundas Bay, Earl Cove, Elfin Cove, Fern Harbor, Granite Cove, Idaho Inlet, Inian Cove, Lacy Cove, Mosquito Cove, Salt Chuck Bay, Soapstone Cove, Surge Bay, Taylor Bay,

Capes:

Point Lucan, Cape Bingham, Column Point, Point Dundas, False Point, Inian Peninsula, Point Lavinia, Soapstone Point, Point Wimbledon,

Channels:

Middle Pass, Mosquito Pass, North Inian Pass, South Inian Pass,

Cliffs:

Ewe Ledge,

Islands:

Althorp Rock, Gaff Rock, George Island, Inian Island, Shaw Island, Shaw Islands, Taylor Island, Three Hill Island, Yakobi Rock,

Mountains:

Serrated Peak, Vein Mountain, White Cap Mountain,

Rivers:

Dundas River,

Streams:

Fox Creek, Margret Creek,

Cities:

Elfin Cove,