Alaska Gazetteer
Farragut Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Farragut Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | at NE shore of Frederick Sound, 14 mi. SE of Cape Fanshaw and 80 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 5 miles wide. |
| History: | Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Admiral David Glascoe Farragut, 1801-70, American admiral, hero of the battles of New Orleans and Mobile Bay in the Civil War. The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 136). |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.118888855 |
| Longitude: | -133.230560303 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Farragut Bay: Farragut Bay.
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| Cape Fanshaw, AK (12.1 miles WNW) |
