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by Matteo
Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

Hello studentforever and Stuart! I've located four of the five mentioned stations and got a candidate for the fifth one. Unfortunately there are both Doc and Doe triangulation stations on Deer Island, but the Doe one is on the southwestern coast, shortly north of Bent Cape, so Doc is definitely the ...
by Matteo
Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Chat
Replies: 29
Views: 12227

Re: Chat

Wow, very nice find! I'll add it to all reference threads
by Matteo
Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: Dockside Cafe
Topic: Chat
Replies: 2633
Views: 268669

Re: Chat

Happy birthday Michael!!
by Matteo
Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

Just added to db, thanks!
by Matteo
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

You're most welcome! Glad I could help :D Yep going back and forth to them with motor launches should have been quite a job... and many of them were up hills or however higher than the sea level, so double the effort. As for the database, no worries, in addition to what I'm editing (I'm on Thetis 18...
by Matteo
Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

Sure thing! They're all three pretty close to King Cove Harbor... all in the same 1983 map on topoview. I've added them all (Can, Huf and Hit) both to geonames and our database: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53453128040_3245740088_b.jpg Positions: Hit 55.05436, -162.32968 Can 55.0494, -162.304...
by Matteo
Sat Jan 06, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

Yeah, its not so likely other ships will ever address them... use your own judgement, nothing is mandatory and place names have precedence over triangulation points, beacons and buoys, i don't mind working them out if needed, and adding them to geonames and our database once we find them. The Low wa...
by Matteo
Sat Jan 06, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

Oh that makes more sense... from the very first page we know they're anchored in Thinpoint (or Thin Point) Cove (54.97833, -162.65252), about 50 km east of False Pass, Isanotski Strait and Traders Cove, when they reference Low triangulation point. And the point is in fact still there on the western ...
by Matteo
Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

I'm in no rush :D Not your fault for the Low triangulation point... it must have been removed at some point. USGS maps of the area are not great, and triangulation points are shown only on 1989-1995 maps (and have been removed, probably because they're anachronistic now that we have gps, from 2020 m...
by Matteo
Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Dockside Cafe
Topic: Interesting Log Entries
Replies: 260
Views: 23115

Re: Interesting Log Entries

USRC Thetis ( 31 August 1899 ) 12.20 placed Frank P. Carter in simple irons in solitary confinement on bread and water for striking the Boatswain while both were on berth deck, and attempting to strike him with the irons, and making a murderous threat against the Boatswain in the presence of the Com...
by Matteo
Wed Jan 03, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

Triangulation Points are usually found in all USGS maps post WW2 (you can find all of them in USGS Topoview ). The good thing is they're very rarely moved around once they're placed, so they can be used, with a grain of salt of course, even when dealing with older logs. I think we've placed a few in...
by Matteo
Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

Hey no worries for that! The name on the log and an a geonames link are more than enough! I'm always keen on digging up further info and pinpointing the place before adding to the database :D I Always double check to keep our info are accurate to our best effort... and nine times on ten geonames has...
by Matteo
Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:17 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

That's pretty interesting... the Cold Bay was pretty uncharted up to at least 1917 ( 1912 map , 1917 map ) and was fully surveyed in this 1925 map . The point is already named Kaslokan in 1925. I'm still trying to find out something in between 1917 and 1925, Kaslokan Point would indeed seem to be a ...
by Matteo
Sun Dec 31, 2023 11:15 pm
Forum: Dockside Cafe
Topic: Chat
Replies: 2633
Views: 268669

Re: Chat

Happy New Year!!
by Matteo
Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:53 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: US (non-Alaskan) Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 97
Views: 7270

Re: US (non-Alaskan) Place Names -- Discussion

Just added to the database, thanks Gordon!
by Matteo
Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:41 am
Forum: Dockside Cafe
Topic: Chat
Replies: 2633
Views: 268669

Re: Chat

Merry Christmas!
by Matteo
Sun Dec 24, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Canadian Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 79
Views: 10045

Re: Canadian Place Names -- Discussion

Just added to db, thanks!
by Matteo
Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:43 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Canadian Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 79
Views: 10045

Re: Canadian Place Names -- Discussion

It's still active nowadays: https://fishing-app.gpsnauticalcharts.com/i-boating-fishing-web-app/fishing-marine-charts-navigation.html#18.52/50.38449/-125.82725 And it's practically on the point. On google it's totally covered by trees, but it's indistinctly visible (you need to know there's a beacon...
by Matteo
Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:21 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Latin American and Caribbean Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 50
Views: 4274

Re: Latin American and Caribbean Place Names -- Discussion

Thanks Stuart! :D :D

(I've added Departure Point as an alternate name to Plumb Point)
by Matteo
Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:17 am
Forum: Geographical help
Topic: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion
Replies: 218
Views: 160643

Re: Alaskan Place Names -- Discussion

Thank YOU for contributing so much to the Geographical Help Board!
Putting all pieces together and filling the gaps is a big part of the fun :D

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