Faust Island is a physical feature (island) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Faust Island |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | in Seymour Canal, 28 mi. NE of Angoon, on E coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch. |
History: | Named in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), for Ensign W. G. Faust, U.S. Navy (USN), a member of his party. The name was published in 1892 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8300. |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 57.8069458008 |
Longitude: | -134.059997559 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Faust Island: Faust Island.
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 Faust Island does not include property ownership information.
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