Acheredin Point, Alaska, United States
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Acheredin Point is a cape located in Aleutians East county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 55.1213889 latitude and -160.82 longitude. Acheredin Point is at an elevation of 92 ft (302 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Port Moller A-3".
Description
Sw tip of Unga I., in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range
History
Word meaning "turn" or "turning"; probably named for "mate Ath. (?) Atcheredin, a Russian fur trader who wintered at Kodiak in 1779." Published in 1847 as as "M(ys) Otcheredin" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24),
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Cape |
| Latitude: | 55.1213889 |
| Longitude: | -160.82 |
| Elevation: | 92 ft / 302 m |
| County: | Aleutians East |
| USGS Map Name: | Port Moller A-3 |
