Information About

Cape Fanshaw

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cape Fanshaw on The Map

Location

57 ° 11' 15" N,
133 ° 32' 58.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Elevation

79 ft (24.08 m)

Cape Fanshaw in Detail.

About

at S end of Stephens Passage, between Fanshaw Bay and Frederick Sound, 68 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), when it was discovered on August 14, 1794, by Lieutenant J. Whidbey, RN (Wagner, 1937, p. 387).

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 Cape Fanshaw
Archipelagos:

Portage Islands, Robert Islands, Storm Islands,

Areas:

The Five Fingers,

Bars:

Bird Rock, East Spit, West Spit,

Bays:

Fanshaw Bay, Russian Cove, Steamboat Bay,

Capes:

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

Channels:

Cleveland Passage, South Passage,

Islands:

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

Mountains:

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

Mountain Passes:

Stephens Passage,

Mountain Ranges:

Fanshaw Range,

Streams:

Big Creek, Cat Creek, Negro Creek,

Cities:

Cape Fanshaw,