Alaska Gazetteer
Faris Peak is a physical feature (summit) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Faris Peak |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In the SW part of Unimak Isalnd, 3 mi S of Pogromni Volcano, Aleutian Islands. |
| History: | Named by O. H. Tittmann, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Robert Lee Faris, Assistant Director of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) until his death in 1932. A member of Ferdinand Westdahl's party, Faris determined the geographic position of this peak in 1901. |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 54.5273933411 |
| Longitude: | -164.685501099 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Faris Peak: Faris Peak.
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