Information About

Fanshaw Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fanshaw Bay on The Map

Location

57 ° 12' 22" N,
133 ° 32' 21.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Fanshaw Bay in Detail.

About

extends SW from Whitney I. to Cape Fanshaw, 66 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 3 miles long.

History

Named in 1887 for Cape Fanshaw by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).