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Fanshaw Bay

Fanshaw Bay

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  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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extends SW from Whitney I. to Cape Fanshaw, 66 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 3 miles long.

History of Fanshaw Bay

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).