Cape Ugat

Cape Ugat

Cape Ugat is a rocky point on the northwestern side of Kodiak Island, Alaska. It is the tip of the Spiridon Peninsula and protrudes into the Shelikof Strait. It is the closest point on Kodiak Island to mainland Alaska. In World War II Cape Ugat was occupied by US forces as a lookout station, the rationale being that it was the best vantage point to detect potential Japanese naval forces that could head up the Shelikof Strait towards the Cook Inlet and Anchorage, the logistical center of Alaska. [ [http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index.cfm?adfg=kodiak_bear.kodiak22 Kodiak Brown Bear Hunting Area 22] , Alaska Department of Fishing and Game.]

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  • Spiridon Peninsula — is a mountainous peninsula on the northwest side of Kodiak Island, Alaska on the Shelikof Strait situated between Uganik Bay and Uyak Bay. Major promontories are Miners Point, Cape Ugat and Cape Kuliuk. Cape Ugat is the closest point on Kodiak… …   Wikipedia

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