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).

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum A-5 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-5 NW (2017),
Places Near Fanshaw Bay
Archipelagos:

Portage Islands, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, McDonald Rock, West Spit,

Bays:

Port Houghton, Fanshaw Bay, Hobart Bay, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay,

Capes:

Point Walpole, Point Highland, Point Hobart, Bartlett Point, Bill Point, Canoe Point, Cape Fanshaw, Duck Point, Flat Point, Fort Point, The Haystack, McNairy Point, West Point,

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Crow Island, Entrance Island, Foot Island, Harbor Island, Robert Island, Sail Island, The Twins, Whitney Island,

Lakes:

Little Lagoon,

Mountains:

Dahlgren Peak, Mount Fanshaw, Jamestown Peak, Man-of-War Peak, Tangent Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Streams:

Big Creek, Cat Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw, Entrance Island,