Alaska Gazetteer
Francis Anchorage is a physical feature (bay) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Francis Anchorage |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | in South Arm Farragut Bay, 1.5 mi. N of Read I. and 83 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 3 miles wide. |
| History: | Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Alaskan ship pilot E. H. Francis. Name was published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1522216797 |
| Longitude: | -133.182220459 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Francis Anchorage: Francis Anchorage.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Francis Anchorage does not include property ownership information.
| Cape Fanshaw, AK (12.7 miles WNW) |
