Information About

Fairway Rock

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Location

65 ° 37' 35" N,
168 ° 50' 30.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Diomede

Fairway Rock in Detail.

About

In Bering Strait, 10 mi SE of Little Diomede Island and 18 mi W of Cape Prince of Wales, at the W end of Seward Peninsula.

History

So named in 1826 by Captain Beechey, Royal Navy (RN), (1831, p. 246) because "it is an excellent guide to the eastern channel, which is the widest and best." Beechey recorded its Eskimo name as "Oo-ghee-ak" on his chart and as "Ooghe-eyak" in his text (p. 637).

Topo Maps

Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1951), Teller (1951), Teller (1958),

Places Near Fairway Rock

Archipelagos:

Diomede Islands,

Cities:

Diomede,

Islands:

Fairway Rock, Little Diomede Island,