Information About

Protection Point

Quick Facts

Region:

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City:

Ekuk

Fatalities:

2

About

on E coast of Nushagak Peninsula, between Bristol and Nushagak Bays, 39 mi. SW of Dillingham; Bristol Bay Low.

History of Protection Point

name given as "M(ys) Povorotnoi," meaning "Turn Point," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map ), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), because the coast line turns at this point.

Fatalities

May 13, 2024

2 people died

boating, fishing

Found on the following Topo Maps

Nushagak Bay (1945), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay (1949), Nushagak Bay B-3 (1950), Nushagak Bay B-3 (1950), Nushagak Bay B-3 (1950), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951), Nushagak Bay (1951),

Places Near Protection Point

Bars:

Big Sands, Nichols Spit, Sterling Shoal, Ustiugof Shoal,

Bays:

Nushagak Bay,

Capes:

Cape Constantine, Protection Point,

Channels:

Ship Channel, West Channel,

Hills:

Nichols Hills,

Locales:

Knugank,

Rivers:

Igushik River,