5-635: Taylor Point ( 61°56′S 57°40′W / 61.933°S 57.667°W / -61.933; -57.667 ) is a point forming the north limit of Destruction Bay , on the east coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands . Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for D. Taylor , Master of the Hobart sealing vessel Caroline, which visited
10-495: A population density of 2.9/km (7.5/sq mi) in 2021. In 1942, a camp was set up to be used by crews working to build the Alaska Highway . It was used for housing of workers, as well as a stopping place for truckers to rest, refuel, and service their equipment. Not long after it was built, a severe windstorm destroyed many of the buildings in the camp, leading to the name Destruction Bay. This article about
15-547: Is a small community on the Alaska Highway (historical mile 1083) in Canada 's Yukon on Kluane Lake . Populated mostly by non-aboriginal residents, community residents provide Yukon government services to residents in the area (school, highway maintenance), including nearby Burwash Landing and some tourism-related businesses along the Alaska Highway. The name is derived from the wind blowing down structures erected by
20-492: The South Shetland Islands in 1821–22. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Taylor Point" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This King George Island (South Shetland Islands) location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Destruction Bay Destruction Bay
25-414: The military during highway construction in 1942–43. The community has a one-room school serving kindergarten through grade eight. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Destruction Bay had a population of 40 living in 16 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of -27.3% from its 2016 population of 55 . With a land area of 13.9 km (5.4 sq mi), it had
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