Flagstaff Hill (Alaska)
Flagstaff Hill | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Prominence | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Coordinates | 55°10′53″N 160°30′26″W / 55.18139°N 160.50722°WCoordinates: 55°10′53″N 160°30′26″W / 55.18139°N 160.50722°W |
Geography | |
Location | Unga Island, Alaska, United States |
Topo map | USGS Port Moller A-2 |
Flagstaff Hill is a hill on Unga Island, Alaska, United States. Its name comes from the fact that there was a flagpole on the hill. The name may also be connected to the nearby .[1]
Flagstaff Hill is on the northern side of the entrance to the island's . The hill, near the settlement of Unga, had an elevation of up to 80 feet (24 m) in 1916, when the United States Coast Pilot published it in a summary of coastal features.[2]
The U.S. National Geodetic Survey first published information on Flagstaff Hill in 1916. The name was entered into the Survey's Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report
- ^ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. United States Coast Pilot: Alaska, Part II: Yakutat Bay to Arctic Ocean, First Edition, p. 179. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1916.
Categories:
- Landforms of Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
- Hills of Alaska
- Aleutians East Borough, Alaska geography stubs