Information About

Saint Nicholas Point

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 26' 35.002" N,
133 ° 39' 56.999" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Elevation

646 ft (196.9 m)

Saint Nicholas Point in Detail.

About

SE tip of Noyes I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named "Punta de Santa Theresa" by Francisco Antonio Maurelle "probably on that saint's day May 19, 1779" (Wagner, 1937, p. 513). Renamed in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); derived from Saint Nicholas Channel.

Topo Maps

Craig B-5 (1948), Craig B-5 (1948), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig B-5 (2000), Craig B-5 NW (2017),

Places Near Saint Nicholas Point

Archipelagos:

Maurelle Islands,

Areas:

Twin Rocks,

Bars:

Beta Rock, Curacao Reef, Labandera Rock, Moke Rock,

Bays:

Port San Antonio, Port Asumcion, Port Mayoral, Port San Antonio, Anguilla Bay, Fortaleza Bay, Gulf of Esquibel, Indiada Cove, Kelly Cove, Lagoma Bay, Nagasay Cove, Roller Bay, Siketi Sound, Steamboat Bay, Thimble Cove, Ulitka Bay, Veta Bay,

Capes:

Point Marabilla, Point Maria, Point Quemada, Point Rosary, Point Saint Boniface, Point Saint Isidor, Point San Francisco, Point San Roque, Point Santa Gertrudis, Point Santa Rosa, Point Santa Theresa, Point Alonzo, Point Animas, Point Arboleda, Point Capones, Point Caracol, Point Cosinas, Point Delgada, Point Falfan, Point Fortaleza, Point Incarnation, Amarilla Point, Canal Point, Cape Addington, Cape Bartolome, Cape Chirikof, Cape Ulitka, Granite Point, Mineral Point, Outer Point, Pepper Point, Punishment Point, Saint Nicholas Point, Siketi Point, Steamboat Point, Triste Point, Veta Point,

Channels:

Arriaga Passage, Launch Passage, Paloma Pass, Port Real Marina, Saint Nicholas Channel, Sonora Passage,

Hills:

Isidor Hill,

Islands:

Abrejo Rocks, Animas Island, Arcada Rock, Baker Island, Cone Island, Coposo Island, Cristina Island, East San Lorenzo Island, Escurial Island, Esquibel Island, Favorita Island, Flotilla Island, Gaviota Islets, Gaviota Rock, Hacha Island, Indiada Island, Lambda Rock, Lulu Island, Marabilla Island, Muerta Island, Noyes Island, Pigeon Island, Pine Island, Princesa Island, Quitasueno Rock, Saint Joseph Island, San Francisco Island, San Lorenzo Islands, Santa Rita Island, Shaft Rock, Sola Rock, Sonora Island, Toza Island, Trasera Island, Triste Island, Turtle Island, Twin Islands, West San Lorenzo Island,

Lakes:

Lake Fortaleza,

Mountains:

Esmeralda Mountain, Fawn Mountain, Mount Miramar, Noyes Peak, Pimenta Mountain,

Ridges:

Fortaleza Ridge,