Fai— Fal. 



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Fairs; island, in Stockdale liarlwr, on western nhore of Montague island, Prince 

 William sound. So named hy Portloek in 1787. 



Fairview; ereek, tributary to Bering sea near Cape Woolley, in western part ol 

 Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, from Barnard, 1900. 



Fairway; island (100 feet high), and reef, in entrance to Affleck canal, Sumner 

 strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886. 



Fairway; island, in the eastern entrance to Peril strait, Alexander archijjelago. So 

 named by Meade in 1869. It has heen reserved for light-Iiouse i)urp()ses 

 by Executive order dated January 4, 1901. 



Fairway; rock, forming part of the Diomede group of islands in Bering strait. So 

 named by Beechey, in 1826, because, he says, "it is an excellent guide to 

 the eastern channel. " Its native name has been variously written Oki- 

 vaki, Oo-ghe-e-ak, Ugiiak, etc. 



Fairway; rock, south of Whale island. Redoubt bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. Named Farvaternoi (fairway) by Vasilief in 1809. 



Falriraj/, rocks; see Green. 



Fairweather; cape, on the mainland, in the St, Elias region. Named Fair Weather 

 by Cook in May, 1778. It is Beautems of La Perouse in 1786; Buen- 

 tiempo of Galiano, 1802; Cape de Beau temps of De Mofras in 1844; Gutwetter 

 of Grewingk, 1849; Horoshi pogodi of the Russians, and L'tua of Tebenkof, 

 1849. The last is the native name. 



Fairweather; mountain (15,292 feet high), in the St. Elias region. So named by 

 Cook in IVIay, 1778, doubtless on account of fine weather at the time of 

 his visit; universally called Fairweather by English-speaking people. It 

 is Beautems of La Perouse, 1786; Buen-tiempo of Galiano, 1802; Horoshi 

 pogodi of the Russians; Phaier-veder of Tebenkof, 1849; Gutwetterberg 

 of Grewingk, 1850, and Schonwetter Berg of Justus Perthes, 1882. This 

 mcjuntain with its neighboring peaks and crest constitute the Fairweather 

 range. 



Fairweather Ground. The waters of the north Pacific in the vicinity of the Fair- 

 weather range, was nmch frequented by the whalemen fifty years ago, and 

 by them called the Fairweather Ground. 



Falfan; ])oint, on the southern shore of Port Asumcion, Bucareli bay. Prince of 

 Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Falfan by Maurelle and (Quadra in 

 1775-1779. 



Fall; creek, tributary to Imuruk basin, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name 

 from Barnard, 1900. 



Fall; creek, tributary to the headwaters of Kanata river. Name from Schrader, 1900. 



Fall; creek, tributary to Kluvesna creek, from the north. Prospectors' name, from 

 Genline, 1900. 



Falmouth; harbor, indenting the western shore of Nagai island, Shumagins. So 

 named by Dall, in 1872, after a vessel of that name driven into it by a gale, 

 which is the first vessel known to have entered it. 



False; l)ay or anchorage, on the eastern shore of Chichagof island, Chatham strait, 

 Alexander archipelago. Name adopted by Meade, in 1869, from the fur 

 traders. 



False; cape, near Franklin point, Arctic coast. Perhaps it is the easternmost point 

 of the Seashore islands. So called on British Admiralty chart 593 (ed. of 

 J 882). 



False; liill, at head of Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So 

 called by the Coast Survey as early as 1891 and perhaps earlier. 



False; island, on the northern shore of Peril strait, opposite Rodman bay, Alexan- 

 der archipelago. So named by Moore in 1895. 

 False; i)oint, (jn the eastern shore of Port Frederick, Icy strait, Alexander archi 

 l)elago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880. 



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