Information About

Tent Point

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 3' 40" N,
131 ° 1' 59.999" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Tent Point in Detail.

About

on W shore of Tamgas Harbor, on S coast of Annette I., Alex. Arch.

History

So named in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), because "his observation tent was erected at this point"; the name "Observatory Point" has been published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for this feature.

Topo Maps

Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan A-4 (1955), Ketchikan A-4 (1955), Ketchikan A-4 (1955), Ketchikan A-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Tent Point

Cities:

Kah Shakes,

Areas:

Gilanta Rocks,

Bars:

White Reef,

Bays:

Alava Bay, Badger Bay, Bullhead Cove, Butlhead Cove, Customhouse Cove, Foggy Bay, Kah Shakes Cove, Kah Shakes Lagoon, Mary I Anchorage, Ray Anchorage, Reef Harbor, Sykes Cove, Very Inlet, Weasel Cove,

Capes:

Point Alava, Ape Point, Bass Point, Cape Fox, Duke Point, Edge Point, Flag Point, Foggy Point, Fox Point, Giant Point, Grave Point, Kah Shakes Point, Kirk Point, Lakekta Point, Orca Point, Quadra Point, Roe Point, Point Sykes, Tent Point, Point Winslow,

Channels:

Danger Passage, Revillagigedo Channel,

Hills:

Duke Hill, Mound Hill,

Islands:

Bird Island, Black Island, Black Rock, Danger Island, De Long Islands, Duck Islands, East Island, Fripo Island, House Rock, Lane Island, Little Rock, Mary Island, Slate Islands, Snail Rock, Twin Islands, Whale Rock,

Lakes:

Kah Shakes Lake, Sykes Lake,

Mountains:

Backbone Mountain, Behm Mountain, High Mountain, North Quadra Mountain, Notch Mountain, South Quadra Mountain,

Ridges:

Alava Ridge, Saw Ridge, Saw Ridge,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Kah Shakes Creek,