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).