W Francis Rock is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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Feature Name: | W Francis Rock |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | off NW coast of Baranof I., in Sergius Narrows, in Peril Strait, 26 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. |
History: | Named in 1884 by Commander J. B. Coghlan, U.S. Navy (USN), for pilot E. H. Francis, who was the first person to make soundings on the rock U.S. Coast and Geodetic Furvey, 1891, p. 187). |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.4052772522 |
Longitude: | -135.637496948 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for W Francis Rock: W Francis Rock.
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