Information About

Cape Fanshaw

Cape Fanshaw

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 79 ft (24.08 m)
About

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

History of Cape Fanshaw

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).