Information About

West Foreland

West Foreland

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 46 ft (14.02 m)
About

on W shore of Cook Inlet, between Redoubt and Trading Bays, 20 mi. NW of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.

History of West Foreland

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), on April 18, 1794 (wagner, 1937, p. 421). The name "M(ys) Zapadnyy ili Kystotank," meaning "West or Kystotank Cape," was published in 1947 for this feature on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378.