Cape Saint Elias
Cape Saint Elias is a cape in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located at the southwest end of Kayak Island, 104 km southeast of Cordova. It is commonly believed that Mount Saint Elias, the second highest mountain in the United States and Canada, is named for this landform.Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Alaska, United States of America
- Also known as: “Cabo Espanol”, “Cape Elias”, “Hamond Point”, “Mys Gamon”, “Punta de Canas”, “Punta de Navia”, “Punta Espanol”, and “Punta Santa Rosa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape St. Elias Light.
Cape St. Elias Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cape St. Elias Light is a lighthouse on Kayak Island in Alaska.
Cape Saint Elias
- Category: landform
- Location: Chugach, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.79751° or 59° 47′ 51″ northLongitude
-144.59976° or 144° 35′ 59″ westElevation
1,260 feet (384 metres)Open location code
93FQQCX2+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 7770572224OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Cape Saint Elias” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Saint Elias”
- Chinese: “圣伊莱亚斯角”
- French: “Cape Hamond” (historical)
- Spanish: “Cabo de San Elías”
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